I  BALLARD  &  VAN  GILDEH, 

Stoui^s  and  Witwxm^t^ 

-A-SHEX^IXjXjE,  I^T.  O. 

lAINTS,  QILS,  PINDOW  fLASS,  8cc., 

Tin-Roofing,  Plumbing,  and  Steam-Fitting. 

W.  S.  CHILD,  JR., 


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I  INSURANCE  AGENT,  f 

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OFFICE  IN  COURT-HOUSE, 
Asheville,    -    -    -    North  Carolina. 


C.  M.  V/ILUAMS, 


BIOKSEILER 


^^ 


lE^LEADINC  STORE   IN^^ 

EAGLE  BUILDING,  ASHLY1LLE,  N.  C.  ' 


THE  LffiRARY  OF  THE 

UNIVERSITY  OF 

NORTH  CAROLINA 

AT  CHAPEL  HILL 


ITXjOOIKI'S 


inerij 


THE  COLLECTION  OF 
NORTH  CAROLINIANA 

ENDOWED  BY 

JOHN  SPRUNT  HILL 
CLASS  OF  1889 


:agle  hotel, 
north  carolina, 


VC971.11 
A82d 


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and  the  Finest  Grades  of 


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Silks,  Satins,  Flannels,  Underwear, 

Laces,  Ribbons,  Hosiery,  Neck-Wear,  Zephyrs, 

Wools,  Kid  Gloves,  Lisle-Thread  Gloves, 


AND  A   FINE  STOCK   OF; 


MILLINERY  GOODS 

Under  the  management  of  a  competent  MilHner 
from  Baltimore. 


WE  CARRY  THE; 


Largest  Stock  of  Gents'  Furnishings 

In  the  City ;  also 

An  Excellent  Line  of  HATS. 


Agent  for  Harper's  Bazar  Patterns  ;  a  large  and  complete 


-^^'i^. 


THE  f  ^.iKOLINA  COLLECTION 


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E.  i.  HOLMES  &,  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS     OF     THE     CELEBRATED    BRANDS    OF 
WESTERN  NORTH  CAROLINA  SMOKING  TOBACCO, 

"GOLDEN   LEAF," 

"LlliOFTIIESrilNI"PISKr 


J.A.HENDERSON,  GEORGE  HENDERSON, 

Danville,  Va.  Asheville,  N.  C. 

HENDERSON  BROS., 

DEALERS  IN 

LEAF   TOBACCO, 

ASHEVILLE,  N.  C. 

Personal  attention  to  all  orders.  Samples  furnished 
on  applicatioxi.  Satisfaction  guaranteed.  Smokers  and 
Bright  Leaf  a  specialty. 

W.  T.  ROBERTSON, 

ASHEVILLE,  N.  C, 

(P  HO  TOGRA.jp  HER, 

AND    PUBLISHER  OF  STEREOSCOPIC    VIEWS 
OF  SOUTHERN  SCENERY. 

-A.    Xjax^ge     Oollection     on     ZZctnca.— ^X.SO    i^ex-    dosEen. 

ALL  WOEK  GUARANTEED. 
Will  go  out  with  Pic-nic  and  Mountain  Parties  and  make  Groups  and  Views. 


WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALER  IN  ALL  KINDS  OP 

DOORS,  SASH,  BLIXDS,  &c.,  &c., 
NEW    JOHNSTON    BUILDINGS,    PATTON    AVENUE, 

ASHEVILLE,  N.  C. 


EDWARD  J.  ASTON 
REAL  ESTATE 


-AND- 


Insurance  Agent, 


ASHEVILLE,  N.  C. 


LIBERAL  AND  CONSERVATIVE  WRITING. 


PROMPT  ADJUSTMENTS. 


kimm  Assets  Representeil,     -      $120,00fl,0fl0. 


CAROLINA  LAND 


WALTER  B.  CWYW, 

LAND  AGENT, 

.  ASHEVILLE,  J^.  C^ 
Grain,  Stock,  and  Tobacco  Farms,  Mill  Properly,  Mines,  Timber  Lands. 


Fire   and   l^tfe    JitsitraiiGe* 

THOS.  W.  BRANCH,  Agent, 
Office,  South  Main  Street,  ASHEVILLE,  N.  C. 

INSUEANCE   AGAINST    LOSS    BY    FIRE    AND    LIGHTNING 

TAKEN  IN  CITY  AND  COUNTRY  ON  ALL  KINDS 

OF  PROPERTY,  REAL  AND  PERSONAL. 


SHORT  AND  LONG-TERM  POLICIES  ISSUED  IN  A  No.  1 

COMPANIES,     HOME     AND    FOREIGN, 

AT  FAIR  RATES. 


Life  Policies  issued  in  The  Valley  Mutual  Life  Associa- 
tion of  Virginia,  which  combines  the  guarantee  feature  of  "  old  line  " 
companies  at  the  cost  of  ordinary  cooperative  insurance,  pronounced  by  its 
policy-holders  to  be  the  safest  and  the  cheapest.  All  parties  wishing 
insurance  of  any  kind  are  invited  to  call  at  my  ofHce  on  S.  Main  street. 

THOS.  W.  BRANCH. 


ONE-PRICE  STORE. 

H.  Redwood  &  Co  , 

Court-House  Square,  ASHEVILLE,  IN.  C, 


DEALERS  IN 


DRY  600DS,  FANCY  GOODS,  GLOTHINCf 

BOOTS  &  SHOES,  HATS,  CARPETS,  &C. 


J.  J.  HILL  &  CO., 

DEALERS  IN 

CABINET  FURNITURE, 

SASH,    DOORS    AND    BLINDS,     &.C. 
Wholesale  and  Retail  Dealer  in 

DEI  GOODS,  GLOTHIN&,  NOTIONS,  CARPETS. 

GROCEHIES  AND  GENEPwAL  MERCHANDISE, 

PUBLIC     SQUARE,   ASHEVILLE,    ]V.   C. 

W.  O.  MULLER, 

DISTILLER  OF 

PURE'lOlimDEIil"CDIlNlliRYE1illJlSKIES, 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALER  IN  ALL  KINDS 

BRANDIES,  WHISKIES,  WINES,  LAGER  BEER,  CIGARS,  &c. 

AGENT  FOR  THE  CELEBRATED 

FOSS    &    SCHNEIDER    CINCINNATI    LACER     BEER. 

SOUTH  MAIN  ST,  AND  PATTON  AVE.,  ASHEVILLE,  N.  C. 


J. 


NATT  ATKINSON, 

ATTORNEY    AT  LA^A^, 


-AND- 


REAL  ESTATE  AGENT, 
Office,   Hazel   Hill,   West  Asheville. 


PRE-EMINENTLY  POPULAR. 


WHBELEE  &  WILSON'S 

STANDARD  SEflE  MACHINE, 


THE 


QSl    n  a 

UUBSTANTIAL    ||Ui     Ul 


WHEELER  &   WILSON    MANUFACTURING    COMPANY, 

NORTH  MAIN  STREET,  ASHEVILLE,  N.  C. 

GORENFLO  &  WEST, 


.(inifiLiJiT 


PLANS  AND  SPECIFICATIONS  FURNISHED.    SATISFACTION 
GUARANTEED. 


P.  0.  Box  54. 


ASHEVILLE,  N.  C. 


$2.00 


$2.00. 


HARNETT  HOUSE, 

Neat,  clean,  and  attractive,  centrally  located  and  well  kept,  the  popu- 
lar Harnett  House  is  doing  a  good  business.  It  is  connected  by  street 
cars  with  all  the  depots,  and  offers  the  best  of  accommodations  at  ex- 
ceedingly reasonable  rates. 

The  only  hotel  in  the  city  with  a  uniform  rate  of  $2.00  per  day. 


TENNENX'S, 

ON   FEENCH-BKOAD    KIVEK,   NEAE   ASHEVILLE, 

ONE  OF  THE 

MOST  BILIQMTFUL   PLJLCIS   IM  THE  M0¥MTJl1MS. 

A  LIMITED  KDMBER  OF  BOARDERS  TAKEN  DURING  THE  SUMMER. 

Address  G.  B.  TENNEJfT, 

Asheville,  or  Best  Post-Office,  BUNCOMBE  CO.,  N.  C. 

See  engraving  on  page,  118. 


S.  R.  KEPLER, 


DEALER  IN 


FINE  FAMILY  GROCERIES, 

CROCREBT  AND  GLASSWARE, 

EXCURSION  AND  PIC-NIC  SUPPLIES, 

IMPORTED  CIGARS,  FINE  CHEWING  TOBACCOS,  &c., 

South  Main  SI.,    ASHEVILLE,  N.  C. 


.-^ 


FOR  THE  SALE  OF 

LEAF    TOBACCO, 

ASKEVILLE,  N.  C. 

GRAND  KE-OPENING  FOR  THE;  SEASON  OF  1883-'S4,  BY 

^^  sffii  J-  ^-  WILDER, 

^*'-  --.s^  ^jjg  pioneer  warehouseman  of  Asheville. 

WTAMPLI':   ACJCOMMODATIONS.      HIGHEST    PRICES    GUARANTEED.-=©ft 


isriEJ'Vsraroisr,  isroi&Ti3::.c.A.E,oXjiifrjL. 


THETLEADING  HOTEL   OF  THE    CITY. 

ELEGANT  SAMPLE  ROOMS  FOR  COMMERCIAL  TRAVELLERS. 
FARE,  FIRST  CLASS.  TERMS  REASONABLE. 


SHELTON,  JORDAN  &  WORTH, 


MANUFACTURERS  OF 


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SOLE  PROPRIETORS  OF  "SPECKLE  TROUT"  SMOK- 
ING.    FANCY  PLUG  OF  ALL  KINDS. 


jg^WE  USE  NO  ADULTEHATION  OS  PEEFUMB.-^M 


A   KARE    LUXURY   IS 

"Blac^  Mountaiq"  ^mol^ing  Tobacco, 

FROM  THE  "LAND  OF  THE  SKY." 

MADE  OF  THE  PURE   LEAF    OF   WESTERN   NORTH   CARO- 
LINA, FAMOUS  AS  THE  FINEST  IN  THE 
WORLD  FOR  SMOKING. 

J.  E.  HAY,  Mamifacturer,  Asheville.  N.  0. 

H.  M.  PARKER, 

LANDSCAPE  GARDENER. 


LAYS  :OUT    GROUNDS,   SUPERINTENDS   PLANTING  OF  OR- 
NAMENTAL TREES  AND  LAWNS. 

Address  at  AshevlUe,  or  Best  Post-Offlce. 


APPENDIX 
TO  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY, 

EMBRACING  THE  MOST  RECENT  BUSINESS  CHANGES  TO  OCTOBER  1,  1883. 


ACKER  W.  H.,  painter,  Public  Square,  removed  from  city. 

ALEXANDER  J.  M.,  grocer  and  saddler.  Public  Square,  firm  changed  to  Alexander  &  Pen- 
land,  and  removed  to  Patton  avenue. 

BERRY  W.  T.,  of  Berry  &  Co.,  removed  from  city. 

BETHEL  R.  S.,  furniture  dealer,  n.  Main,  removed  to  Patton  avenue. 

BANKS  A.  A.  (late  of  Silver  Springs  Hotel),  restaurant,  one  door  above  post-ofiice,  recently 
established. 

BROOKSHIRE  J  AS.  M.,  late  clerk  J.  E.  Rankin  &  Co.,  now  of  Rankin  &  Co.,  Best. 

BROOKSHIRE  JOHN  A.,  late  clerk  S.  Van  Gilder,  now  with  J.  E.  Rankin  &  Co. 

BURTON  SOLOMON  (col.),  produce  dealer  and  boarding,  Pulliam  st.,  removed  to  n.  Main. 

CAMPBELL  &  HARKEY,  saddlers,  s.  Main,  succeeded  by  W.  A.  Campbell. 

CLEMMONS  E.  T.,  proprietor  Eagle  Hotel,  succeeded  by  .1.  W.  Bradley. 

COOKE  &  DILLON,  carpenters,  Willow  street,  recently  established. 

DE  VAULT  BROS.,  dealers  in  musical  merchandise,  s.  Main,  omitted  by  mistake. 

DODGE  W.  S.,  auction  goods,  s.  Main,  recently  established. 

HALLYBURTON  A.  G.,  grocer  and  baker,  n.  Main,  succeeded  by  J.  J.  Mackey. 

HARRIS  SALAMIS,  steward  Swannanoa  Hotel,  vice  X.  P.  La  Barbe. 

HAYES  J.  A.,  general  merchandise,  n.  Main,  op.  Farmers  Warehouse,  recently  established. 

HALL  S.  D.,  late  clerk  S.  R.  Chedester  &  Son,  now  with  G.  M.  Roberts. 

HESTON  W.  R.,  late  clerk  Van  Gilder  &  Brown,  now  with  Ballard  &  Van  Gilder. 

HONOUR  T.  A.,  Jr.,  bookseller  and  stationer,  s.  Main,  recently  established. 

JONES  &  SORRELLS,  liquors,  s.  Main,  succeeded  by  Jones  &  Mclsaac. 

LA  BARBE  A.  P.,  late  steward  Swannanoa  Hotel,  now  clerk  Eagle  Hotel. 

MACKEY  J.  J.,  grocer  and  baker,  n.  Main,  successor  to  A.  G.  Hallyburton. 

MASON  &  CROFT,  produce  dealers,  Public  Square,  omitted  by  mistake. 

MOSELEY  G.  G.,  late  clerk  J.  D.  Brevard  &  Co.,  now  with  Van  Gilder  &  Brown. 

PAYSEUR  G.  F.,  furniture  dealer,  Eagle  Hotel,  recently  established. 

POOL  Rev.  SOLOMON,  private  school,  Haywood  street,  recently  established. 

RHEA,  CHAMBERS  &  CO.,  late  proprs.  Asheville  Warehouse,  succeeded  by  Chambers  &  Co. 

SMITH  T.  S.,  insurance  agent,  Public  Square,  removed  from  city. 

SORRELLS  A.  P.,  late  of  Jones  &  Sorrells,  removed  to  Eagle-Hotel  bar. 

S'JDOCKTON  J.  A.,  tailor,  s.  Main,  removed  from  city. 

WEBB  D.  H.,  late  clerk  Jas.  M.  Alexander,  now  with  G.  M.  Roberts. 

WILDER  J.  D.,  late  head  bookkeeper  Banner  Warehouse,  now  proprietor  Farmers  Ware- 
house, vice  S.  B.  West  &  Co. 

WILSON  GEO.  J.,  late  proprietor  Grand  Central  Hotel,  now  chief  clerk  Eagle  Hotel. 


THE 

Asheville  City  Directory 

AND 

Gazetteer  of  Buncombe  County 

FOK 

d  883-84, 

Comprising  a  complete  list  of  the  Citizens  of  Asheville,  with 

Places  of  Business  and  Residence  ;  together  with  a  list 

OF  Churches,  Schools,  Newspapers,  Societies,  and 

Associations  of  the  City  and  County;  State, 

County,   and   City   Governments,  &c. 

ALSO, 

J^  Commercial  Dii^ecfoi'il  of  AjheVille  @  Buncomie  CountJ, 

AND 

A  Directory  of  over  1000  Farmers,  giving  the  number  of 
acres  owned  by  each,  with  distance  and  direction 

from  nearest  Post-Offlce.  .; 

AH  HISTORICAL  SKETCH  OF  ASHEVILLE  AND  BtlHCOMBE  COUNTY, 

GIVIXG 

The  early  annals  of  both,  and  showing  their  present  advantages  to  the 

health  and  pleasure-seeker,  as  well  as  to  the  capitalist 

seeking  profitable   investment, 

WITH   AN    APPENDIX, 

Giving  recent  business  changes  in  Asheville  to  October  1,  1883. 


ILIiUSTKATED  "WITH  SEVERAL  ENGRAVINGS. 


Compiled  by  J.  P.  DAYISON. 


PRICE,  $2.50. 


richmond,  va.  : 

Baughman  Brothers,  Printers. 

1883. 


#■ 


INTRODUCTION. 

In  presenting  to  the  citizens  of  Asheville  and  Buncombe  county  this  vohime, 
the  first  of  its  kind  published  in  Western  North  Carolina,  the  publisher  must 
first  return  his  sincere  thanks  to  those  who  have  so  liberally  patronized  his 
undertaking.  He  is  happy  to  say  that  the  business  men  of  Asheville  have 
almost  unanimously  encouraged  him  from  the  start,  not  only  with  large  orders 
for  books  and  advertisements,  but  with  kind  words  and  "pats  on  the  back." 

The  people  of  Asheville  must  feel  an  honest  pride  in  the  contemplation  of  the 
gratifying  progress  which  this  Directory  shows  the  city  to  liave  made  in  business 
and  population  in  the  last  few  years.  And  it  is  still  on  a  ''  boom  "  which  shows 
no  signs  of  weakening,  but,  rather,  gains  strength  day  by  day. 

The  publisher  has  done  his  best  in  getting  up  this  book ;  and  if  an  occasional 
error  be  found,  he  trusts  his  generous  patrons  will  remember  the  difficulties 
attending  the  compilation  of  a  work  of  its  character.  So  many  of  the  streets  of 
Asheville  are  still  unnamed,  and  so  much  ground  occupied  by  dwellings,  not  laid 
out  in  streets  at  all,  that  it  Avas  found  impossible  to  give  the  exact  location  of 
every  resident.  The  number  of  negroes,  also,  without  settled  homes  or  occupa- 
tions, gave  him  a  world  of  trouble  in  trying  to  discover  their  haunts,  and  he  was 
often  obliged,  at  last,  to  give  up,  in  despair  of  finding  them.  From  the  above 
cfiuse,  no  doubt  the  names  of  many  of  this  class  will  fail  to  appear  in  the 
Directory.     Happily,  however,  it  is  a  small  loss. 

In  the  County  Gazetteer,  though  the  greatest  care  was  exercised  in  arranging 
the  tables,  no  doubt  some  faults  will  be  found  with  the  distance  and  direction  of 
residences  from  the  post-offices.  This  is  to  be  expected,  for  hardly  ever  will  two 
men  be  found  to  agree  upon  the  distance  between  places  in  the  country. 

In  compiling  the  "  Gazetteer  "  and  historical  parts  of  this  book,  tlie  publislier 
was  much  indebted  to  "The  Heart  of  the  Alleghanies" ;  to  the  columns  of  the 
Asheville  Citizen  and  the  Asheville  News;  to  the  editors  of  both  journals,  and  to 
many  ladies  and  gentlemen,  both  in  city  and  county,  whose  kindness  he  will 
never  forget,  and  to  whom  he  again  returns  his  earnest  thanks. 

The  delay  in  the  appearance  of  this  volume  was  mostly  due  to  causes  over 
which  the  publisher  had  no  control ;  but  his  inexperience,  of  course,  had  some- 
thing to  do  with  it.  However,  as  the  book  went  tlirough  the  press,  he  constantly 
noted  in  its  pages  the  various  business  changes  of  the  city,  and  in  the  Appendix 
will  be  found  the  very  latest,  down  to  October  1,  1883. 

The  undersigned  hopes  that  a  year  or  two  hence  he  will  be  spared  to  under- 
take a  work  similar  to  this ;  and  confidently  prophesies  that  the  increase  in  busi- 
ness and  population  of  the  city  and  county  will,  by  that  time,  justify  the  publica- 
tion of  a  much  more  pretentious  volume  than  that  which,  with  all  its  imperfec- 
tions, he  now  places  before  the  public. 

J.  P.  DAVISON. 

Asheville,  N.  C,  October  1, 1883. 


l\ndL 


CONTENTS. 


ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY. 

PAGE 

Abbreviations IV 

Appendix  (facing  title) S 

Churches,  city  and  vicinity 68 

City  Government 67 

Commercial  Directory.. 59 

General  Directory  of  Names  (Whites) 17 

General  Directory  of  Names  (Colored) 46 

Introduction 10 

Schools 67 

Societies  and  Associations 6S 

Street  Directory 13 


GAZETTEER  OF  BUNCOMBE  COUNTY. 


Alexander. 
Alto 


PAGE 

...  70 
...  71 


Arden 72 

Asheville  (Farmers) 72 

Avery's  Creek 74 

Barnardsville 74 

Best 75 

Black  Mountain  Station 76 

Busbee 77 

Cooper's 77 

Democrat , 78 

Fairview 78 

Flat  Creek 79 

Foxville 80 

Grantville 80 

Harkins SO 

High  Knob 80 

Hominy  Creek 81 

Leicester 83 

Long's 85 

Mitchell 85 

Morgan  Hill ^ 85 

New  Found 8-5 

Ramsey 86 

Refuge 86 

Riceville 86 

Sandy  Mush.., 87 

Silver  Springs 87 

Shufordsville 88 

Stocksville 88 

Swannanoa 89 


PAGE 

Turnpike 89 

Vanceville 90 

Weaverville 90 

Churches 92 

Corn  Mills 94 

Flouring  Mills 93 

Furniture  Factories 95 

General  Merchandise  Dealers 93 

Hotels  and  Boarding  Houses 95 

Physicians 95 

Saw  Mills 94 

Schools 93 

Tanyards 95 

Woolen  Mill 95 

Buncombe  County  Officers 97 


MISCELLANEOUS  DEPARTMENT. 

PAGE 

Federal  Court 99 

Inferior  Court.. 99 

Legislative 100 

North  Carolina  Representatives  In  Con- 
gress  100 

State  Government 98 

Superior  Courts 98 

Supreme  Court 98 

HISTORICAL   SKETCH    OF    BUNCOMBE 
COUNTY'. 

PAGE 

Introduction 101 

Geographical  and  Historical 101 

Farming— Culture    and    Manufacture   of 

Tobacco,  &c 106 

Internal  Improvements,  &c 109 

"  The  Pioneers" 112 

Eminent  Sons  of  Buncombe 117 

HISTORICAL  SKETCH  OF  ASHEVILLE. 

PAGE 

Geographical 119 

Historical 120 

As  a  Summer  Resort 123 

Business,  Population  and  Wealth,  &c 125 

Local  Improvements— Streets,  Bld'gs,  &C...127 


12 


CONTENTS. 


PAGE 

Some  Needed  Improvements 129 

Churches 130 

Schools 132 

Newspapers 134 

Societies  and  Associations. 135 

"To  Asheville  by  Stage" 137 

INDEX  TO  ADVERTISEMENTS. 

CITY. 

PAGE 

Asheville  Citizen 139 

Asheville  News 140 

Aston  E.  J.,  Real  Estate  and  Ins.  Agt 2 

Atkinson  Natt,  Lawyer  and  Land  Agt 5 

Ballard  &  Van  Gilder,  Stoves  and  Tinware,. 

outside  front  cover 

Ballard  F.  J.,  Florida  Curiosities 143 

Bethel  R.  S.,  Furniture  Dealer 1 

Brevard  J.  D.  &  Co.,  Gen'l  Mdse, 

outside  back  cover 

Branch  Thos.  W.,  Insurance 3 

Carter  &  Carter,  Lawyers 143 

Carter  M.  E.,  Lawyer 143 

Chedester  .S.  R.  &  Son,  Gen'l  Mdse 142 

Child  W.  S.,  Jr.,  Real  Estate  and  Ins.  Agt, 

outside  front  cover 

Farmers  Warehouse 6 

Fitzpatrick  R.  L.,  Painter _.. 144 

Gorenflo  &  West,  Builders 5 

Gwyn  Walter  B.,  Lawyer  and  Land  Agt....    3 

Hampton  &  Featherston,  Liquors 112 

Henderson  Bros.,  Leaf-Tobacco  Dealers....    1 

Hill  J.  J.  &  Co.,  Furniture 4 

Holmes  E.  I.,  Tobacco  Manufr 1 

Johnston  &  Shuford,  Lawyers 143 

Kepler  S.  R.,  Groceries  and  Glassware 6 

Levy  I,  &  Co.,  Clothing,  &c., 

outside  back  cover 

Lindsey  A.  J.  &  Bro.,  Tinners 142 

Muller  W.  O.,  Liquors 4 


Murdoch  &  Colvin,  Builders, 

inside  back  cover 

Oliver  J.  C,  Baker,  &c 141 

Parker  H.  M.,  Land.scape  Gardener 7 

Ray  J.  E.,  Tobacco  Manufr 7 

Redwood  H.  &  Co.,  Gen'l  Mdse 4 

Revel  A.  W.,  Painter 143 

Robertson  W.  T.,  Photographer 1 

Sawyer  Jas.  P.,  Dry  Goods,  Clothing,  &c...    4 

Swaimanoa  Hotel outside  back  cover 

Sheltou,  Jordan  &  Worth,  Tobacco  Mnfrs..    7 

Taylor  &  Folsom  Photographers 142 

Walker  R.  P.  &  Co  ,  Leaf-Tobacco  Dealera..l43 

Wagner  Jno.  A.,  Builder 141 

Ware  A.  B.,  Dentist 143 

West  S.  B.  &  Co 43 

Westall  T.  C.  &  Son,  Builders 141 

Wheeler  &  Wilson  Manufg  Co 5 

Whitlock  S.,  Dry  Goods.&c.inside  front  cover 

Whitson  W.  R.,  Lawyer 143 

Williams  C.  M.,  Bookseller, 

outside  front  cover 
Woody  &  Hatch,  Carriage  Makers 141 

COUNTY. 

Ashworth  Jason,  Fairview 96 

Baird  R.,  Alexander inside  back  cover 

Garien  J.  R.,  Shufordsville 96 

Porter  T.  M.,  Best inside  back  cover 

Rankin  &  Co.,  Best 144 

Rickman  T.  L.,  Arden 96 

Teniient  G.  B.,  Best 6 

Vandiver  E.  F.,  M'eaverville 95 

Wing  Dr.  W.  W.,  Weav(rville 96 

FOREIGN. 

Harnett  House,  Savannah ,5 

"  Heart  of  the  Alleghanies," 

inside  back  cover 
Youut's  Hotel,  Newton,  N.  C 6 


A8HEVILLE  STREET-DIRECTORY. 


Academy — N  from  Haywood  to  limits. 

Atkin — E  from  S  Main  to  Beaucatcher  mountain. 

Bailey — S  from  Patton  avenue  to  Town  branch. 

Beaucatcher  Road — Continuation  of  College  street  S  E 
to  Mountain  Top. 

Beaver  Dam — N  by  E  from  N  Main  to  limits. 

Bridge — N  from  Woodfin  to  Orange. 

Buttrick — N  by  W  from  junction  Haywood  street  and 
Patton  avenue  to  Hill. 

Charlotte — N  from  Woodfin  to  limits. 

Cherry — W  from  N  Main  to  Academy. 

Chestnut — E  from  N  Main  to  White  Pine. 

Church — S  from  Patton  ave.,  turning  S  by  W  into  S  Main. 

College — N  E  from  Public  Square  to  Town  mountain. 

Eagle — E  from  S  Main  to  Valley. 

Flint — N  from  Haywood  to  Cherry. 

French-Broad  Avenue — S  from  Haywood  to  limits. 

Grove  (formerly  known  as  William  street) — S  from  Pat- 
ton avenue  to  first  cross-street  (unnamed). 

Haywood — N  W  from  Patton  avenue  to  Flint,  thence  W 
and  S  W  to  Patton  avenue  again,  at  Buttrick. 

Hill—  S  W  from  Academy  to  Patton  avenue. 

Locust — N  from  College  to  Woodfin, 

Mountain — E  from  White  Pine  to  Beaucatcher  road. 

New — S  from  Poplar  for  about  lOO  yards,  thence  E  to 
Beaucatcher  road. 


14  ASHEVILLE  STREET-DIRECTORY. 


North  Main — N  from  Public  Square  to  limits. 

Orange — E  from  Beaver  Dam  to  Bridge. 

Patton   Avenue — W    from     Public    Square   to  French- 
Broad  river. 

Poplar — E  from  College  to  Beaucatcher  road. 

Pulliam— W  from  N  Main  to  Haywood. 

Roberts  Avenue — S  W  from  junction  of  Patton  avenue 
and  Haywood  to  French-Broad  river. 

Short— N  from  Cherry  to  limits. 

South  Main — S  from  Public  Square  to  limits. 

Spruce — N  from  College  to  Woodfin. 

Sycamore — S  E  from  Main  to  Valley,  thence  E  to  Beau- 
catcher  mountain. 

Valley — S  by  W  from  College  to  S  Main. 

Water — N  from  Willow  st,  turning  N  by  E  into  N  Main. 

Walnut— W  from  N  Main  to  Haywood. 

White  Oak— N  from  College  to  Woodfin. 

White  Pine — S  from  Camp  Patton  to  Colored  Baptist 
church. 

Willow — W  from  S  Main  to  Church. 

Woodfin— E  from  N  Main  to  White  Pine. 


NOTE. 

A.  M.  Academy — near,  N,  W,  &c.,  of  same.  Used  in  this  book  to  denote  a 
large  area  lying  to  the  W,  N,  and  N  E  of  A.  M.  Academy,  of  which,  however, 
but  a  small  portion  has  been  opened  out  in  streets,  yet  having  a  very  considerable 
population,  mostly  colored. 

AcKE,  The — A  polite  abbreviation  of  Hell's  Half  Acre,  situated  on  the  S  E 
corner  of  \  alley  and  Sycamore  streets,  and  running  along  both  streets  for  a  short 
distance.     Its  denizens  are  entirely  of  the  African  race. 

"Beaucatcher" — A  great  number  of  people,  i)rincipally  colored,  are  scat- 
tered all  over  the  W  face  of  the  mountain  of  above  name,  and  as  very  little  of 
the  space  they  occupy  has  been  laid  out  in  streets,  it  was  found  impossible 
to  designate  their  places  of  abode  more  accurately. 


ASHEVILLE  STREET-DIEECTOEY.  15 

Carter  Building — Same  as  Legal  Corner,  south  side  Public  Square. 

Camp  Patton— Used  in  denoting  tlie  residences  of  several  people  who  live 
near,  (the  only  possible  way,  in  fact,)  as  well  as  of  those  whose  abodes  are  actually 
in  it.  Camp  Pattou  is  a  tract  of  land  embracing  several  acres,  and  is  bounded 
E  by  White  Pine,  W  by  Charlotte,  and  S  by  Chestnut.  The  northern  boundary 
is  not  clearly  defined. 

Doubleday's  Addition — From  one-iialf  to  one  mile  X  of  court-house,  em- 
bracing a  large  number  of  iiouses,  and  intersected  by  many  streets,  none  of 
which,  however,  have  been  named. 

Legal  Corner — Same  as  Carter  Building,  south  side  Public  Scpuire. 

Northern  Limits — That  portion  of  Asheville  immediately  outside  the  cor- 
poration on  the  nortli,  the  inhal)itants  of  which,  iiowever,  find  tiieir  occupati(jns 
within  the  city. 

Public  Si^uare  -The  geographical  and  commercial  centre  of  the  city;  con- 
tains the  court-liouse  and  other  county  buildings. 

Southern   Limits — Just  beyond  corporation  on  the  south. 


GENERAL  DIRECTORY 


CITY  OF  ASHEVIL^L^E 


IFOI^  1883-'4:. 


WHITES. 


ABBREVIATIONS  USED  IN  THE  DIRECTORY. 


A  F  College,  Asheville  Fe- 
male (College. 

A  M  Academy.  A.';heville 
Male  Academy. 

advt,  advertisement. 

agt,  agent. 

av,  aveuue. 

bds,  boards. 

bet,  betweeu. 

bkpr,  bookkeeper. 

bldg,  building. 

cllv,  clerk. 

condr.  conductor. 

C  H,  Courthouse. 

cor,  corner. 

dist,  district. 

E  or  e,  east. 

eng,  engineer. 

expr,  express. 


genl  mdse,  general  merchan- 
dise, 
ins,  insurance. 
Int  Rev,  Iniernal  Revenue, 
lab,  1h  borer. 

U  E,  Methodist  Episcopal, 
mkr,  maker, 
mfr,  manufacturer. 
N  or  n,  north. 
N  E  or  II  e,  northeast, 
nr,  near. 

N  W  or  n  w,  northwest. 
opp,  opposite. 
P  O,  post-office, 
pres,  president, 
prin,  principal, 
propr,  proprietor, 
pub,  publisher  or  public, 
res.  residence, 
rd,  road. 


ret,  retail. 

Rev,  reverend. 

S  or  s,  south. 

N  E  or  n  e,  northeast. 

sq,  square. 

St,  street. 

S  W  or  s  \y,  southwest. 

secy,  secretary. 

S  &  A  R  R,  Spartanburg  and 

Asiieville  railroad, 
supt,  superintendent, 
treas,  treasurer, 
tel,  telegraph, 
tob,  tobacco. 
W  or  w,  west, 
wid,  widow, 
wks,  works. 
W  N  C  R  R,  Western  North 

Carolina  Railroad. 
W  H,  Warehouse. 


ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Whites. 


Abbott  Joseph,  butcher,  wks  A  G  Osborne 

Acker  W  H,  painter,  Pub  sq,  bds  Mrs  E  S  Goodlake 

Akin  F  M,  res  Woodfin 

Alexander  J  M,  manfr  saddles  and  harness  and  grocer,  w  side 

Pub  sq,  res  s  Main 
Alexander  Mrs  K  F,  wid,  bds  H  C  France 


18  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Whites. 

Allison 'Jas,  carpenter,  wks  Gorenflo  &  West,  bds  I  H  Gorenflo 
Allred  J  J,  shoemkr,  wks  I  Levy  &  Co 

Andrew  E  W,  boot  and  shoemkr,  w  side  Pub  sq,  res  Doubleday's 

addition 
Arthur  T  S  Jr,  lumber  dlr,  bds  Carolina  House 
Armstrong   E   J,  Sampson    &   Armstrong,  res  cor  College  and 

White  Oak  sts 
ASHEVILLE  CITIZEN,   weekly  and  semi-weekly,  Furman, 

Stone  &  Cameron  editors  and  proprs,  s  e  cor  Pub  sq 
ASHEVILLE  FEMALE  COLLEGE,   Rev  J   Atkins  Jr  pres, 

bet  College  and  VVoodfin  and  White  Oak  sts 
ASHEVILLE  NEWS,  weekly,  C  T  C  Deake  editor,  J  W  C 

Deake  pub,  Malone  bldg,  n  Main 
ASTON  EDWD  J,  real  estate  and  ins  agt,  Aston  court,  s  Main, 

res  Church  st 
Asheville  Male  Academy,  S  F  Venable  prin,  Academy  st 
ATKINS  Rev  J  Jr,  pres  A  F  College,  res  College-grounds 
ATKINS  B  E,  prof  in  A  F  College,  res  College-grounds 
Atkin  Mrs  S  G,  dressmkr,  s  Main 

Atkin  G  E,  bar-tender  Swannanoa  Hotel,  bds  Mrs  S  G  Atkin 
ATKINSON  NATT,   lawyer  and  real  estate  agt,  office  at  res, 

Hazel  Hill,  w  Asheville 


BANNER    WAREHOUSE,   Drummond  &  Lipscomb   props, 

n  w  cor  Walnut  and  Water  sts 
Baird  E,  elks  S  Hammershlag,  res  Woodfin 
Baird  Zeb,  elks  Jas  P  Sawyer 
Baird  A  H,  city  marshal,  res  Bridge  st 
Baird  Mrs  L  F,  wid,  res  Charlotte 

Barnet  W  S,  dlr  in  fertilizers,  office  Central  Hotel,  bds  same 
BANK  OF  ASHEVILLE,  Jas  P  Sawyer  pres,  D   C  Waddell 

cashr,  cor  Public  sq  and  s  Main 
BALLARD   &  VAN  GILDER,  W   H   Ballard  and  T  I  Van 

Gilder,  stoves  and  tinware,  west  side  Public  sq 


.  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Whites.  19 

Ballard  W  H,  Ballard  &  Van  Gilder,  bds  A  Ballard 
Ballard  W  C,  elks  Ballard  &  Van  Gilder,  bds  A  Ballard 
Ballard  A.  res  Haywood  st  c 

BALLARD  F  J,  Florida  curiosities,  at  Van  Gilder  &  Brown's, 
bds  A  Ballard 

c 

Ballew  Jas,  wks  J  T  Carter,  bds  same 

Ballew  VV  F,  carpenter,  wks  Gorenflo  &  West 

Barnard  W  W,  leaf  tobacco  and  fertilizer  dlr,  res  Spruce 

Banks  Mrs  H  H,  wid,  bds  Mrs  J  E  Hawley 

Barrett  R  W,  carpenter,  res  Short  st 

Baker  H  D,  wagoner,  res  Butterick  st 

BARESDALE  C  H,  dlr  in  and  stripper  of  leaf  tob.  Walnut  st 

Barker  W  R,  pharmacist,  with  H  H  Lyons,  bds  Miss  Mary 
Miller 

Bagby  Rev  W  H,  pastor  M  E  church,  res  n  limits 

BETHELL  R  S,  furniture  dlr,  n  Main,  res  Grove  st 

Bearden,  Rankin  &  Co,  genl  mdse,  s  Main 

Bearden  M  J,  Bearden,  Rankin  &  Co,  res  n  Main 

Berry  Jas,  tanner,  res  Sluder  bldg,  n  Main 

Berry  &  Co,  geni  mdse,  Patton  av 

Berr}^  W  T,  Berry  &  Co,  res  White  Pine  st 

Berry  Jas  F,  Berry  &  Co,  bds  J  II  Carter 

BELL  R  H,  carpenter,  res  2>^m  Y. 

Bise  L  P,  bricklayer,  res  n  Main 

Birmingham  L,  lab,  res  with  Jas  Moore 

Bird  R  W,  elk  J  A  Porter,  bds  Eagle  Hotel 

Blair  W  P,  prop  Central  Hotel 

Blair  W  A,  elk  Central  Hotel 

Blair  A  J,  res  cor  n  Main  and  Cherry 

Bowles  R  E,  painter  R  L  Fitzpatrick,  bds  S  Trivett 

Boardman  J  H,  machinist  N  W.  Girdwood,  res  Bailey  st 

Boyd  D  L  &  Co,  wholesale  and  retail  flour  and  grain  dlrs,  n  Main 

BREVARD  J  D  &  CO,  J  D  Brevard  and  R  R  Porter,  dry 
goods,  clotnmg.  groceries,  &c. ,  w  side  Pub  sq 

Brevard  J  D,  J  D  Brevard  &  Co,  with  C  W  Thorne  &  Co,  Rich- 
mond, Va  • 


20  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIEECTOKY— Whites. 

BROOESHIRE  JAS  M,  elks  J  E  Rankin  &  Co,  bds  Central 

Hotel 
BROOKSHIRE  JNO  A,  elks  S  Van  Gilder,  res  French-Broad  av 
Brown  E  L,  elks  Jas  P  Sawyer,  res  College  st 
Brown  L  V,  Van  Gilder  &  Brown,  res  Patton  av 
Brown  T  E,  Van  Gilder  &  Brown,  res  Grove  st 
Brown  Mrs  O  K,  wid,  res  Woodfin  st 
Brown  Geo,  Swink  &  Brown,  bds  L  Swicegood 
Brown  J  C,  tinner  Ballard  &  Van  Gilder,  res  Haywood 
Brown  B  F,  bricklayer,  res  nr  A  M  Academy 
Branch  Miss  Mary  S,  res  cor  Woodfin  and  Spruce 
BRANCH  THOS  W,  leaf-tob  dlr  and  ins  agt,  office  and   res  s 

Main 
Branner  J  A,  business  supt  A  F  College,  res  College-grounds 
Branner  Miss  M  Love,  teacher  A  F  College 
Brand  X  &  Co,  X  Brand  and   Jno  W  Starnes,  undertakers,  cor 

n  Main  and  Cherry 
Brand  X,  X  Brand  &  Co,  res  cor  n  Main  and  Cherry 
Broyles  Miss  Delia,  elk  W  &  W  Mfg  Co  office,  bds  E  Sluder 
Broyles  J  L,  agt  W  &  W  Mfg  Co,  bds  Central  Hotel 
Broyles  J  M,  elks  W  T  Weaver,  bds  Mrs  T  E  Reynolds 
Brandon  J  R,  McDonald  &  Brandon,  res  Bailey  st 
Burnett  J  H,  grocer,  n  Main,  bds  Central  Hotel 
Buchanan  Mrs  S  E,  wid,  res  s  Main 
Buchanan  W  A,  bds  Mrs  S  E  Buchanan 
Burgin  R  B,  painter,  wks  A  W  Revel 

Burroughs  J  A.  physician,  w  side  Pub  sq,  bds  Eagle  Hotel 
BUNN  ROLAND,  bricklayer,  res  nr  Charlotte 
Bunn  Albert,  bricklayer,  res  Chestnut  st 
Bull  Mrs  Josephine,  res  Carter  bldg,  Pub  sq 
Buel  Rev  D  H,  principal  R  D  T  School,  Church  st 
BUXTON  Rev  JARVIS,  rector  Trinity  Episcopal  church,  res 

Church  st 
BUTTRICK  JAMES,  planing-mill  and  builder,  w  end  Patton 

av,  res  w  side  French-Broad  river 
Buttrick  J  E,  carpenter,  wks  Jas  Buttrick,  res  Roberts  av 


ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Whites.  21 


Callaway  Sanders,  wagoner,  n  Main 

Callaway  Jas,  wagoner,  res  n  Main 

Callaway  Danl,  wagoner,  res  Doubleday  addition 

GAIN  D  J,  physician,  office  and  res  s  Main 

Campbell  Jas  E,  lumber  dlr,  res  Haywood  st 

Campbell  J  A,  wks  C  H  Barksdale,  bds  Jas  E  Campbell 

Cameron  J  D,  Furman,  Stone  &  Cameron,  res  cor  Woodfin  and 

White  Pine 
CAROLINA  HOUSE,  A  J  Dodamead  propr,  n  Main 
CARMICHAEL  W  C,  Druggist,  s  Main,  res  s  Main 
GARTER  J  H,  leaf-tob  dlr.  Willow  st,  res  Grove  st 
Carter  J  T,  butcher  Jno  Rich,  res  n  limits 
Carter  Robt,  butcher  Jno  Rich,  bds  J  T  Carter 
Carter  Thos  D,  res  College  st 
Carter  E  D,  lawyer.  Legal  cor,  bds  Central  Hotel 
GARTER  J  D,  leaf-tob  dlr,  Asheville  W  H,  bds  J  H  Carter 
GARTER  H  B,  lawyer,  Legal  cor,  up  stairs,  bds  M  E  Carter 
GARTER  &  GARTER,   Melvin   E  and  Arsemus   L,  lawyers. 

Legal  cor 
Carter  Arsemus  L,  Carter  &  Carter,  bds  M  E  Carter 
Carter    Melvin  E,  Carter  &  Carter,  res  cor  French-Broad  and 

Patton  avs 
Carter  R  K,  carpenter,  bds  J  H  Carter 
Cauble  W  D,  blacksmith,  shop  and  res  n  limits 
Case  Mrs  Sarah,  wid,  res  New  st 
Carrington  F  N,  Berry  &  Co,  res  Bailey  st 
Cannon  Geo  W,  United  States  storekeeper,  res  Patton  ave 
Central  Hotel,  W  P  Blair  propr,  n  Main 
Child  W  S  Jr,  Martin  &  Child,  res  Camp  Patton 
Child  Herbert  D,  elks  Penniman  &  Co,  bds  Dr  Millard 
Chambers  N  T,  Rhea,  Chambers  &  Co,  bds  Western  Hotel 
Chambers  E  C,  bkpr  Asheville  W  H,  bds  Western  Hotel 
Chapman  Mrs  L,  res  s  Main 
Chilson  C  A,  tinner,  wks  Ballard  &  Van  Gilder,  bds  J  R  Rich 


22  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Whites. 


CHEDESTER  S  R  &  SON,  S  R  and  S  H,  genl  mdse,  Patton  av 

Chedester  S  R,  S  R  Chedester  &  Son,  res  w  end  Patton  av 

Chedester  S  H,  S  R  Chedester  &  Son,  bds  S  R  Chedester 

Chunn  A  F,  with  Wallace  Bros,  Statesville,  res  Grove  st 

Chunn  A  B,  boarding,  l*atton  av  bet  Bailey  and  Grove  sts 

Chunn  J  S,  carpenter,  res  Haywood  st 

Clayton  W  B,  agt  W  &  W  Mfg  Co,  res  n  Main 

Clayton  E  S,  carpenter,  wks  T  L  Clayton,  res  Spruce  st 

Clayton  T  L,  contractor  and  builder  and  planing-mills,  2  m  w 

CLARK  J  ADGER,  bds  Swannanoa  Hotel 

Clapp  Joseph  W,  cabinetmkr,  res   Hill  st 

Clemmons  E  T,  propr  Eagle  Hotel 

Clingman  Thos  L,  lawyer,  bds  Eagle  Hotel 

Clyce  Frank,  carpenter,  bds  G  W  Goodlake 

COOK  W  H,  carpenter  and  builder,  bds  W  A  Israel 

Cook  J  L,  carpenter,  res  s  Main 

COOPER  A  D,  dep  collector  int  rev  6th  Dist  N  C,  office  s  Main, 

res  Haywood  st 
Cooper  Joseph  C,  fireman  W  N  C  R  R,  res  nr  depot 
Cobb  R  F,  lumber  dlr,  Willow  st,  bds  W  M  Weaver 
Cocke  &  Jones,  Wm  M  Cocke  Jr  and  Johnstone  Jones,  lawyers, 

office  w  side  Pub  sq 
Cocke  Wm  M  Jr,  Cocke  &  Jones,  res  Maria  av 
COCKRUM  J  W,  carpenter,  res  w  side  French-Broad  river 
Collins  T  C,  Hughes  &  Collins,  Silver  Spgs,  res  nr  depot 
Collins  J  F,  Bricklayer,  wks  Murdock  &  Colvin 
Colvin  Jas.  Murdock  &  Colvin,  res  w  side  French-Broad  river 
COLE  J  B,  moulder  N  W  Girdwood,  res  Silver  Springs 
Coffin  The  Misses,  boarding,  Haywood  st 
CORPENING  W  G,  railroad  contractor,  res  Charlotte  st 
Cordell  John,  carpenter,  bds  W  M  Weaver 
Corrie  John  J,supt  Asheville  green-houses,  White  Oak,  opp  A  F 

College 
Cosby  B  H,  jeweller,  wks  C  Cowan,  res  Haywood 
COWAN  CANADA,  watchmaker  and  jeweller,  Patton  av,  res 

Haywood 


ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Whites.  23 

Cowan  Jesse  T,  carpenter,  res  nr  Hill  st 

Craig  Locke,  lawyer,  office  with  A  T  Davidson 

Creasman  M  A,  carpenter,  res  Short  st 

Creasman  W  L.  wagoner,  res  s  Main 

Creasman  Mrs  Albertine,  wid,  res  with  W  L  Creasman 

Cravxford  W  R,  carpenter,  bds  Harrison  Howell 

Crow  L  S,  compositor  Asheville  Citizen,  res  Doubleday's  addition 

Cromwell  Zeb,  bar  tender  Eagle  Hotel,  bds  same 

Cunningham  E  L,  carpenter,  res  Orange 

CUNNINGHAM  JASON  F,  carpenter,  wks  T  C  Westall  .t  Son 

Cummings  P  A,  Henry  &  Cummings,  res  Bailey  st 

CUSHMAN  WALTER  S,  lawyer,  res  -y,  m  N  W^ 


DAVIDSON  A  T,  lawyer,  C.  H.,  res  College  st 

Davidson  Mrs  H  M,  wid,  res  Spruce  st 

DAVIDSON  &  MARTIN,  Theo  F  Davidson  and  Jas  G  Mar- 
tin, lawyers,  office  in  C  H 

Davidson  Theo  F,  Davidson  &  Martin,  res  cor  College  and  Val- 
ley sts 

DAVISON  J  P,  publisher  "Asheville  Cit\-  Directory  and 
Gazeteer  of  Buncombe  Co,"  res  18,231  Hash  av,  Best 

Davis  John,  driver  E  T  Clemmons,  res  Walnut 

Davis  A  C,  grocer,  n  Main,  res  n  Main 

Davis  T  E,  carpenter,  res  Haywood  st 

Davis  J  M,  carpenter,  res  Cherry  st 

DEAVER  &  CO,  W  T  S  Deaver  and  W  C  Featherston.  liquor 
dlrs,  n  Main 

Deaver  W  T  S,  Deaver  &  Co,  res  Water 

DEAKE  C  T  C,  editor  Asheville  News,  res  -'Idlewild" 

DEAKE  J  W  C,  publisher  Asheville  Nexus  and  postal-clerk  W 
N  C  R  R 

Deaver  A  E,  res  Charlotte 

Despard  Mrs  Mary,  wid,  res  cor  n  Main  and  Cherry 

De  Vault  C  W,  druggist,  s  Main,  res  same 

De  Vault  T  M,  elks  C  W  De  Vault,  bds  same 


24  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTOEY— Whites. 


De  Vault  J  D,  elks  C  W  De  Vault,  bds  same 

DODAMEAD  A  J,  propr  Carolina  House 

Donovan  Mrs  Mary,  wid,  res  n  limits 

Donovan  Miss  Kate,  domestic  R  R  Porter 

Donovan  Miss  Mary,  domestic  Jas  E  Reed 

Donovan  Miss  Mattie,  domestic  C  E  Lee 

DOUBLEDAY  &  SCOTT,   U    Doubleday  and    Geo   F    Scott, 

lumber  dlrs,  Patton  av 
DOUGLAS  B  H,  dentist,  office  s  w  cor  Pub  sq,  bds  Dr  Summey 
Drummond  R  F,  Drummond  &  Lipscomb,  res  n  Main 
DRUMMOND  &  LIPSCOMB,    R    F    Drummond  and   W   T 

Lipscomb,  proprs  Banner  W  H 
DRUMMOND  J  A,  leaf-tob  dlr,  bds  A  W  Malone 
Dukes  T  C  H,  bkpr  Jas   P  Sawyer,  res  Short  st 
Ducket  Thos,  carpenter,  res  Butterick  st 

E 

Eagle  Hotel,  E  T  Clemmons  propr,  s  Main 

Eaton  John,  plasterer,  res  Patton  av 

Earwood  Henry  F,  retired  produce  dlr,  res  nr  W  N  C  R  R  depot 

Edney  'I  hos  A,  painter,  res  e  side  Pub  sq 

Edney  H  C,  painter,  bds  Mrs  E  G  Edney 

Edney  Mrs  E  G,  wid,  res  n  Main 

Edney  Miss  A  M,  milliner  at  J  P  Sawyer's,  bds  Mrs  E  G  Edney 

Ervvin  S  Bulow,  bkpr,  res  s  Main 

Erwin  Jno  B,  express  messenger  R  &  D  R  R 

Erwin  W  T,  elks  G  M  Roberts 

Eubanks  P  R,  student,  bds  Rev  D  H  Buel 


FAGG  M  J,  railroad  contractor  and  planter,  res  cor  Beaver  Dam 

and  n  Main 
Fagg  H  C,  bds  M  J  Fagg 
Fagg  J  A,  boarding,  cor  Bridge  and  Orange 
Fain  N  W,  wagoner,  res  Academy  st 
Falk  C,  prof  in,  A  F  College,  res  College-grounds 


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Fanning  F  A,  elks  J  D  Brevard  &  Co,  res  College  st 

FARMERS  WAREHOUSE,  S  B  West  &  Co  proprs,  n  Main 

Farnsworth  .Geo  W,  bricklayer,  res  College  st 

Featherston  W  C,  Deaver  &  Co,  res  cor  Flint  and  Cherry 

Featherston  A  A,  Hampton  &  Featherston,  res  Water  st 

FITZPATRICK  R  L,  painter,  n  Main  opp  P  O,  res  Woodfin  st 

Finch  R  G,  cabinetmkr,  Haywood  st,  res  same 

Foster  Miss  Annie,  domestic  H  S  Harkins 

Fowler  Jno  F,  agt  W  &  W  Mfg  Co.  bds  Central  Hotel 

Frank  Jas,  agt   Reems  Creek  Woollen   Mills,  office  n  Main,  res 

White  Pine 
Franks  C  F,  compositor  Asheville  Citizen,  res  Haywood 
Franklin  J  H,  shoemkr,  wks  A  Freck,  res  College  st 
Frady  John,  wagoner,  res  s  Main 
Frady  S  L,  res  Church  st 

France  P  S,  with  W  T  Reynolds,  bds  Swannanoa  Hotel 
France  Jno  G,  H  C  France  &  Co,  bds  H  C  France 
France  H  C,  H  C  France  &  Co,  res  Haywood 
France  H  C  &  Co,  leaf-tob  dlrs 
France  W  S,  leaf-tob  dlr,  bds  H  C  France 
Freck  A,  shoemkr,  s  Main  cor  Eagle,  res  s  Main 
Fulton  Mrs  Mary,  wid,  res  n  Main 
FURMAN,  STONE  &  CAMERON,  proprs  Asheville  QUzen, 

s  e  cor  Pub  sq 
Furman  R  M,  Furman,  Stone  &  Cameron,  res  White  Pine 
Furman  R  B,  elks  Jas  P  Sawyer,  bds  E  L  Brown 

G 

Gammon  Rev  J  P,  pastor  Presbyterian  church,  res  cor  Haywood 

and  Flint 
Gates  Wm,  baker  F  M  Johnston,  res  Willow 
Garren  Leander,  wks  A  Garrett,  res  nr  A  M  Academy 
Garren  Wm,  carpenter,  res  New  st 

Gherkins  E  A,  composr  Asheville  Citizen^  bds  Mrs  M  J  Gherkins 
Gherkins  Mrs  M  J,  wid,  res  n  Main 


26  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Whites. 


Gilbert  S  M,  mfr  boots,  shoes,  saddles,  and  harness,  Patton  av, 
res  Academy  st 

Gilbert  M  L,  carriagemkr,  s  Main,  bds  Jas  W  Patton 

Gillim  J  C,  agt,  bds  F  P  Love 

Gillim  T  J,  agt,  bds  F  P  Love 

Gilreath  C  H,  gardener,  res  n  Main 

GIRDWOOD  N  W,  foundry  and  machine-shops  at  W  N  C  R  R 
depot,  bds  M  E  Carter 

Glass  D  F,  gardener,  res  College  .st 

Glenn  E  R.  carpenter,  PuUiam  st,  res  Woodfin 

Goodlake  Mrs  E  S,  boarding,  s  Main 

Goodlake  A  M,  carpenter,  res  French-Broad  av 

Goodlake  J  W,  Swink  &  Goodlake,  res  Bailey  st 

Goodlake  G  W.  family  groceries,  s  Main,  res  s  Main 

GORENFLO  &  WEST,  I  H  Gorenflo  and  A  G  West,  contrac- 
tors and  builders 

Gorenflo  I  H,  Gorenflo  &  West,  res  s  Main 

Gouchenour  H  H,  elks  G  M  Roberts 

Graham  R  L,  elks  H.  Redwood  &  Co,  bds  Mrs  A  E  Hall 

GRAHAM  C  E,  wholesale  dry  goods,  boots,  shoes,  and  cloth- 
ing, n  Main,  res  cor  Patton  and  French -Broad  avs 

Graham  W  A.  tobacconist,  res  n  Main 

GRAND  CENTRAL  HOTEL,  Patton  av,  W^ater  and  PuUiam 
sts.  Geo  J  Wilson  propr 

Grant  Wm,  lab,  res  n  limits 

Grace  J  K,  carpenter,  res  Doubleday's  addition 

Green  Mrs  M  M,  wid,  res  New  st 

Guinn  D  M,  agt  W  &  W  Mf  g  Co,  bds  Central  n'otel 

GTJDGER  H  L,  postmaster  of  Asheville,  bds  Central  Hotel 

GWYN  WALTER  B,  lawyer  and  land  agt,  office  in  C  H,  res 
Grove  st 

H 

HALLYBTIRTON  A  G,  agt  W  N  C  R  R  Co,  and  grocer  n  Main, 

bds  L  V  Brown 
Hall  S  D,  elks  S  R  Chedester  &  Son 


ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIEECTORY— Whites.  27 


Hall  Mrs  E  A,  wid,  res  cor  Haywood  and  Walnut 
Hale  Amie  M,  physician,  office  at  res,  I*atton  av 
Hammershlag  S,  genl  mdse,  n  Main,  res  n  Main 
Hampton  J  E,  Hampton  &  Featherston,  res  n  Main 
HAMPTON  &  FEATHERSTON,  J    E   Hampton  and  A   A 
Featherston,  wholesale  and  retail  liquor  dlrs,  w  side  Pub  sq 
Hampton  J  H,  carpenter,  res  s  Main 
Hampton  C  M.  carpenter,  res  Bailey  st 
Hatch  Walter  S.  Woody  &  Hatch,  res  s  limits 
Hare  Mrs  Sue  A_  wid,  res  n  Main 
Hare  R  H,  elks  C  M  Williams,  bds  Mrs  Sue  A  Hare 
HARKINS  H  S,  chief  of  police  and  United  States  dep  marshal, 

res  Haywood  st 
Hart  John,  res  n  Main 
Harkey  J  M,  saddler,  n  Main 

HARDT  J  G,  physician,  office  and  res  Church  st 
Havener  J  M,  carpenter,  res  Doubleday's  addition 
Havener  R  A,  carpenter,  res  Cherry  st 
Hawkins  G  N,  carpenter    res  w  end  Patton-av 
Hawkins  J  A,  tinner  Ballard  &  Van  Gilder,  res  Hill  st 
Hawley  Mrs  J  E,  wid,  res  cor  Woodfin  and  Charlotte 
Hawley  Miss  Mary  F,  teacher  A  F  College,  bds  Mrs  J  E  Hawley 
Haynes  A  F,  miller  N  W  Girdwood,  res  nr  W  N  C  R  R  depot 
Hege  C  L,  telegraph   operator   W  N  C  R   R  depot,  bds  Silver 

Springs  Hotel 
Henderson  Mrs  Melissa,  wid,  res  s  Main 

HENDERSON  BROS,  J  A  and  George,  leaf-tob  dlrs,  Walnut 
Henderson  George,  Henderson  Bros 
Henderson  J  A,  Henderson  Bros,  res  Danville,  Va 
Henry  Alex'r.  res  Orange  st 

Henry  O  H,  with  Wilson,  Burns  &  Co,  Baltimore,  res  Orange 
HENRY  &  CUMMINGS,  J  L  Henry  and  P  A  Cummings,  law- 
yers, s  side  Pub  sq 
Henry  J  L,  Henry  &  Cummings,  res  Silver  Springs 
Henry  I,  bkpr  S  Whitlock,  bds  S  Lipinsky 
Herrell  John,  carpenter,  wks  Gorenflo  &  West,  bds  A  G  West 


28  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Whites. 

HERN'DON  E  W,  elk  Superior  Court,  office  in  C  H,  res  Col- 
lege st 
Herndon  Mrs   H  M,  millinery  s  Main,  res  College  st 
HERRING  J  H,  mngr  W  &  W  Mfg  Co's  office,  bds  J  H  Carter 
Hess  John,  wagoner,  res  Water  st 
Hess  Wm,  wks  E  T  Clemmons,  res  Water  st 
Heston  W  R,  elks  Van  Gilder  &  Brown,  bds  J  M  Heston 
Heston  E  E,  bds  J  M  Heston 
HESTON  J  M,  groceries  and  confectioneries,  Eagle-Hotel  block, 

res  n  Main 
Hester  St  Clair,  student,  bds  Rev  D  H  Buel 
HILL  J  J  &  CO,  furniture  dlrs,  n  side  Court  sq 
Hill  J  J,  J  J  Hill  &  Co,  res  n  Main 
Hill  C  F,  elks  J  J  Hill  &  Co 

HILLIARD  W  L,  physician,  office  s  Main,  res  s  Main 
Hilliard  Chas  E,  elks  W  C  Carmichael,  bds  Dr  Hilliard 
HILDEBRAND  G  A,  dentist,  office  and  res  cor  College  and 

White  Pine 
HILDEBRAND  JNO  Sr,  res  New  st 
Hildebrand  Otto,  cabinetmkr,  bds  Jno  Hildebrand  Sr 
HOWELL  J  0,  genl  mdse,  n  Main,  bds  Mrs  T  E  Reynolds 
Howell  Harrison,  wks  Ray's  livery,  res  Cherry  st 
HOWERTON  Dr  W  H,  propr  Swannanoa  Hotel 
Holland  W  A,  bkpr  Bank  of  Asheville,  res  Woodfin  st 
Holland  Mrs  Susan,  wid,  res  Woodfin  st 
HOLMES  E  I  &  CO,  smoking-tob  mnfrs,  Church  st 
Holmes  E  I,  E  I  Holmes  &  Co,  res  on  Swannanoa  river,  214  m  S  E 
Hoyt  Ike  Will,  wks  Ray's  livery 
Hunt  H  C,  boarding.  Valley  st 

Hurt  Jas  C,  agt  W  &  W  Mfg  Co,  res  Sluder  bldg,  n  Main 
Hunt  Wm.  lab,  res  New  st 
HUGHES  G  A,  carpenter,  res  Roberts  av 


Ingle  Andrew,  carpenter,  res  n  Main 
Inman  S  H,  carpenter,  res  n  limits 


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Israel  W  A,  wagoner,  res  s  Main 
ISRAEL  J  M,  tobacconist,  res  Woodfin  st 


JACKSON  W  W,  carpenter  and  builder,  res  Bailey  st 

Jarrett  R  F,  tinner  Ballard  &  Van  Gilder,  bds  J  R  Rich 

Jenkins  H  M,  carpenter,  Pulliam  st,  bds  C  F  Franks 

Jenkins  W  H,  carpenter,  bds  Mrs  E  S  Goodlake 

Jenkins  C  L,  agt  W  &  W  Mfg  Co,  bds  L  F  Sorrells 

JENNISON  SAM'L  D,  stonecutter,  bds  P  C  Shackelford 

Jennison  H  S,  photographer  with  W  T  Robertson 

Johnston  R  B,  farmer  and  fruit-grower,  res  n  Main 

JOHNSTON  HUGH,  res  Patton  av 

Johnston  Thos  D,  Johnston  &  Shuford,  res  Grove  st 

JOHNSTON    &    SHUFORD,  Thos  D  Johnston  and  Geo  A 

Shuford,  lawyers,  Johnston  bldg,  s  w  cor  Pub  sq 
Johnson  F  M,  city  bakery,  n  Main,  res  same 
Johnson  Mrs  Lucy,  wid,  res  Water  st 
Jones  T  Atkinson,  elks  R  S  Bethell,  bds  same 
Jones  &  Sorrels,  liquor  dlrs  and  bowling  alley,  s  Main 
Jones  H  C,  Jones  &  Sorrells,  bds  Slagle  House 
JONES  R  R,  gentleman  of  leisure,  res  Academy  st 
Jones  Johnstone,  Cocke  &  Jones,  bds  Miss  Mary  Miller 
Jones  B  M,  real  estate  agt,  office  at  R  S  Bethell's  store,  bds  R  S 

Bethell 
Jones  W  E,  cabinetmkr,  res  Charlotte  st 
Jones  J  M,  Zachary  &  Jones,  res  4  m  S  W 
Jordan  J  F,  leaf-tob  dlr,  bds  C  E  Lee 

Jordan  M  I,  Shelton,  Jordan  &  Worth,  bds  Carolina  House 
Jordan  John  Y,  elks  Lee  &  Childs,  bds  Carolina  House 
Justice  J  C  B,  bkpr  Asheville  W  H,  bds  C  H  Miller 
Justice  R  B,  surveyor,  res  s  Main 
Justice  G  W,  carpenter,  res  n  Main 
Justice  Terrell,  wagoner,  res  College  st 
Justice  Wm,  farmer,  res  Poplar  st 

5 


30  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Whites. 

Justice  W  D,  carpenter,  n  Main,  res  Doubleday's  addition 

Justice  W  V,  painter,  bds  W  D  Justice 

Justice  Miss  Dinah, dressmkr  at  Jas  P  Sawyer's,  bds  W  D  Justice 

K 

Kelly  P  W,  painter  W  H  Acker,  bds  Mrs  E  S  Goodlake 
Kennedy  S  D,  physician,  office  over  S  R  Kepler's,  bds  Swannanoa 

Hotel 
KEPLER   S   R,  family   groceries    and    glassware,  s   Main,  res 

Woodfin 
Kepler  W  A,  elks  S  R  Kepler,  bds  same 
King  H  L,  professor  in  A  M  Academy,  res  i  m  s  w 
KLEIN  M  C,  manager  Swannanoa  Hotel 


La  Barbe  A  P,  steward  Swannanoa  Hotel 

Lange  J  J.  policeman,  bds  J  H  Lange 

Lange  J   H,  bar-tender  W   O   Muller,   res   cor  Haywood  and 

Academy  sts 
Larson  F  W,  blksmith,  wks  N  W  Girdwood 
LAW  J  H,  china  and  silverware,  opp  Eagle  Hotel,  bds  Eagle 

Hotel 
Ledford  Benj,wks  Holmes'  tob  factory,  res  nr  A  M  Academy 
Ledford  Mrs  Aveline,  wid,  res  nr  A  M  Academy 
Ledford  Wm,  lab,  res  nr  A  M  Academy 
Ledford  Mary,    wks  Shelton,  Jordan  &  Worth 
Ledford  Betty,  wks  Shelton,  Jordan  &  Worth 
Ledford  Allie,  wks  Shelton,  Jordan  &  Worth 
Ledford  Maggie,  wks  Shelton,  Jordan  &  Worth 
Lee  D  U,  pension  agt,  res  n  Main 
Lee  C  E,  Lge  &  Childs,  elks  C  E  Graham,  res  Flint  st 
LEE  &  CHILDS,  C  E  Lee  and  L  L  Childs,  grocers,  n  Main 
Lee  C  C,  wks  Weddin's  livery,  res  s  Main 
Lee  Mrs  Betty,  wid,  res  cor  Academy  and  Cherry  sts 
Leonard  C  B,  carpenter,  res  s  Main 


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Levy  I,  I  Levy  &  Co,  res  over  store 

LEVY  I  &  CO,  I  and  M  Levy,  clothing,  boots,  shoes,  and 
hats,  n  side  Pub  sq 

Lewis  Robt  T,  elks  C  E  Graham,  bds  Carolina  House 

Lewis  J  D,  rockmason,  res  New  st 

LINDSEY  &  BRO,  A  J  and  J  G  Lindsey,  tinners,  Patton  av 

Lindsey  A  J,  Lindsey  &  Bro,  bds  H  Lindsey 

Lindsey  J  G,  Lindsey  &  Bro,  res  Doubleday's  addition 

Lindsey  H,  res  Doubleday's  addition 

Lindsey  C  L,  carpenter,  bds  J  G  Lindsey 

Lipinsky  S,  elks  S  Whitlock,  res  n  Main 

Lipscomb  VV  T,  Drummond  &  Lipscomb,  res  Water  st 

Littrell  Jno,  wagoner,  res  Doubleday's  addition 

Long  R  A,  elks  Van  Gilder  &  Brown,  res  College  st 

Love  P  I,  elks  C  E  Graham 

Love  F  P,  floor  mngr  Ray's  W  H,  res  2  m  S 

LOWE  W  V,  engineer  W  N  C  R  R,  bds  Jas  A  Webb 

Lippard  Jas,  carpenter,  bds  Mrs  Josephine  Bull 

LUSK  V  S,  mayor  of  Asheville  and  atty  at  law,  office  over 
Van  Gilder  &  Brown's,  res  College  st 

Lusk  &  Freeman,  butchers,  s  Main 

Lusk  Jas;  Lusk  &  Freeman,  res  n  Main 

LYMAN  T  B,  res  Haywood  st 

Lyman  A  J,  brick  mnfr,  near  W  N  C  R  R  depot,  res  Haywood 

Lynch  S  S,  carpenter  and  builder,  res  n  Main 

LYONS  H  H,  druggist  and  bookseller,  w  side  Pub  sq,  res 
Grove  st 

Lyon  W  H,  auctioneer  Rays  and  Farmers  warehouses,  bds  Caro- 
lina House 

M 

Mabry  R  G,  condr  W  N  C  R  R,  bds  Silver  Springs  Hotel 

Mackey  J  J,  res  Haywood  st 

MALONE  A  W,  res  Water  st 

Malone  C  W,  res  Orange 

MALONE  W  H,  lawyer,  Malone  bldg,  n  Main,  res  Woodfin 


32  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTOEY— Whites. 


Mann  Horace,  builder,  res  Hill  st 

Mann  Mrs  Horace,  millinery  s  Main,  res  Hill  st 

Marrow  J  M,  gardener,  res  Haywood  st 

Martin  Mrs  Nancy,  wid,  res  Patton  av 

MARTIN  &   CHILD,  Jas  G  Martin  and  W  S   Child  Jr,  real 

estate  and  ins  agts,  office  in  C  H 
Martin  Jas  G,  Davidson  &  Martin,  res  Cliestnut  Wold 
Massagee  J  F,  carpenter,  res  2  m  s 
McCarson  David,  gardener,  res  n  limits 
McCanless  D  M,  plasterer,  res  Hill  st 
McCanless  J  M,  carpenter  and  builder,  res  Academy  st 
McCarthy  C  C,  leaf-tob  dlr,  bds  Swannanoa  Hotel 
McConnell  J  H,  produce  dlr,  res  Doubfeday's  addition 
McDonald  &  BRANDON,  G  L  McDonald  and  J  R  Bran- 
don, grocers,  s  Main 
McDonald  G  L,  McDonald  &  Brandon,  res  Bailey  st 
McDowell  W  W,  res  Terrace  mountain,  s  limits 
McDowell  Jas  A,  mechanic,  bds  W  W  McDowell 
McDowell  Geo  M,  civil  engineer,  bds  W  W  McDowell 
McDowell  Jno  H,  elks  Graham  &  Redwood,  bds  C  H  Miller 
McDowell  W  G,  grocer,  s  limits,  res  same 
McDowell  J  Hamp,  wagoner,  res  s  limits 
McDowell  E  E,  carpenter,  bds  W  W  McDowell 
Mclntyre  F  R,  bricklayer,  res  Church  st 
Mclsaac  H,  corn  and  hominy  steam-mill,  Valley  st 
McKeown  H  B,  painter,  wks  R  L  Fitzpatrick 
McLoud  Miss  Laura  E,  teacher  A  F  College,  res  in  college 
McLOUD  &    MOORE,   C   M   McLoud  and    Chas   A   Moore, 

lawyers,  No  2  Legal  cor 
McLoud  C  M,  McLoud  &  Moore,  res  n  Main 
McLauglin  W  W,  city  editor  Asheville  News,  bds  Eagle  Hotel 
Mears  G  A,  genl  mdse,  s  Main,  res  Water  st 
Merrimon  J  W,  merchant,  res  Chestnut  st 
MERRIMON  EMORY  H,  lawyer.  Legal  cor,  res  Bailey  st 
Merrimon  The  Misses,  res  cor  Chestnut  and  Beaver  Dam 
Milam  Mrs,  housekpr  A  F  College 


ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTOKY— Whites.  33 

Miller  F  M,  elks  Penniman  &  Co,  res  College  st 

Miller  F  B,  elks  H  H   Lyons 

Miller  T  H,  elks  Powell  &  Snider,  res  s  Main 

Miller  Miss  Mary,  boarding,  Grove  st 

Miller  C  H,  elks  I  Levy  &  Co,  res  Spruee 

Miller  Joseph  A,  earpenter,  res  Walnut  st 

Miller  W  S,  earpenter  Gorenflo  &  West,  bds  Mrs  E  S  Goodlake 

Miller  Henry,  painter  R  L  Fitzpatriek,  bds  W  M  Weaver 

Miller  Rev  G  W,  res  Hill  st 

Miller  G  F,  earpenter,  bds  G  W  Miller 

MILLARD  Dr  D  T,  res  eor  Haywood  and  Pulliam  sts 

Mitchell  T  J,  saddler,  wks  S  M  Gilbert,  res  Camp  Patton 

MITCHELL  Rev  JOHN,  pastor  Baptist  ehureh,  bds  Dr  D  T 

Millard 
Monday  A  C,  W  O  Muller  &  Co,  res  College  st 
Moore  J  C,  eabinetmkr  J  J  Hill  &  Co,  res  n  Main 
MOORE  C  B,  ass't  P  M,  bds  Dr  D  T  Millard 
MOORE  JAS,  carpenter  and  builder,  res  French-Broad  av 
Moore  Chas  A,  MeLoud  &  Moore,  res  Camp  Patton 
Moore  J  L,  propr  Railroad  Hotel 
Moody  W  W,  ins  agt  with  T  S  Smith,  bds  same 
Morgan  Dan'l,  res  Patton  av 
Morris  Joel,  moulder  N  W  Girdwood 

Morris  T  C,  tobacconist.  Banner  W  H,  bds  R  F  Drummond 
Morris  John,  wks  M  J  Fagg 
Morrison  Rev  W  N,  res  French-Broad  av 
MORRIS  B  W,  propr  Swannanoa  Livery,  Eagle  st,  bds  Swan- 

nanoa  Hotel 
MOSELEY  G  G,  elks  J  D  Brevard  &  Co,  bds  W  T  Lipscomb 
MOSELEY  CHAS  A,  bkpr  C  E  Graham,  bds  W  T  Lipscomb 
Moncure  Dr  C  H,  Wiseman  &  Moneure 

MOUNTAIN  ISLAND  MFG  CO,  cor  Walnut  and  Water  sts 
Moynihan  M  H,  mngr  Singer  Mfg  Go's  office,  bds  J  P  Veatman 
Mull  D  H,  carpenter  S  S  Lynch,  bds  same 
MULLER  W  0,  retail  liq  dlr,  s  Main,  res  Charlotte  st 
MULLER  W  0  &  CO,  wholesale  liquor  dlrs,  Patton  av 


34  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTOKY— Whites. 

Muller  J  D,  professor  of  music   res  with  W  O  Muller 
Murphy  W  L,  elks  I  Levy  &  Co,  bds  CaroHna  House 
MURRAY  J  L,  grocer,  s  Main,  res  same 
MURDOCH  &  COLVIN,  John  and  David   Murdoch  and  Jas 

Colvin,  contractors  and  builders 
Murdoch  John,  Murdoch  &  Colvin,  res  w  side  French-Broad  river 
Murdoch  David,  Murdoch  &  Colvin,  bds  John  Murdoch 

N 

Neighbors  John,  bricklayer,  res  Valley  st 

NELSON  M  L,  physician,  office  at  res,  Woodfin  st 

Nix  A,  brick  moulder,  res  French-Broad  av 

Noel  Jonathan,  butcher,  res  n  Main 

Noel  Wm,  shoemkr,  res  n  Main 

Noel  Sylvester,  shoemkr,  res  n  Main 

NORCOP  PERCY  T,  F  R  C  S,  physician  and  surgeon,  office 

at  res,  Grove  st 
Norman  W  F,  leaf-tob  dlr,  bds  Eagle  Hotel 
Norvill  T  W.  shoemkr,  wks  I  Levy  &  Co,  res  College  st 


O'Bryon  R  C,  elk  Grand  Central  Hotel 

Orr  Thos,  Teague  &  Orr,  res  n  Main 

Osborne  Mrs  Joseph,  wid,  res  French-Broad  av 

Osborne  A  G,  butcher  and  produce  dlr,   n   Main,  bds  Carolina 

House 
Owenby  George,  wks  Jas  E  Reed 


Page  G  W,  butcher,  n  Main,  res  Sluder  bldg 

Page  A  L,  mechanic,  res  s  Main 

Page  Miss  Gary,  teacher  in  A  F  College,  res  in  college 

Parker  J  H,  tinner,  n  Main,  res  Doubleday's  addition 

Parks  T  C,  wks  Weddin's  livery 


ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Whites.  35 

Patton  J  A,  carpenter,  res  Orange  st 

Patton  Jas  W,  res  s  Main 

Patton  Thos  W,  res  Charlotte  st 

Patton  Mont,  elk  Inferior  Court,  office  in  C  H,  res  s  limits 

Patton   &   Penland,   W  A  and  J   R   Patton  and   N  L  Penland, 
butchers,  s  Main 

Patton  W  A,  Patton  &  Penland,  bds  J  A  Patton 

Patton  J  R,  Patton  &  Penland,  res  Orange  st 

PATTERSON  J  R,  register  of  deeds,  office  in  C  li,  res  Col- 
lege st 

Patterson  A  C,  carpenter,  bds  Grand  Central   Hotel 

Payne  R  L,  asst  bkpr  Banner  VV  H.  bds  W  T  Lipscomb 

PEARSON  RICHMOND,   lawyer.    Legal    cor,  res    Richmond 
Hill,  3  m  N  W 

Penland  Mrs  M  P,  wid,  res  Water  st 

Penland  W  J,  bar-tender  Hampton  &  Featherston 

Penland  N  L,  Patton  &  Penland,  res  Orange 

Penland  W  H,  mill-owner,  res  Haywood 

Penland  J  C,  elks  W  O  Muller  &  Co 

Penland  W  C,  carpenter,  res  Academy  st 

Penniman  W  R  Sr,  res  s  Main 

PENNIMAN  &  CO,  VV  T  and  W  R  Penniman  Jr,  wholesale 
and  retail  hardware,  cor  n  Main  and  Pulliam 

Penniman  W  T,  Penniman  &  Co,  res  s  Main 

Penniman  W  R  Jr,  Penniman  &  Co,  bds  W  R  Penniman  Sr 

Penniman  Chas   F,  elks  Penniman  &  Co,  bds  W  R  Penniman  Sr 

PENLEY  W  P,  elks  J  A  Porter,  res  Doubleday's  addition 

Penley  W  K,  elks  A  C  Davis,  bds  W  P  Penley 

Penley  Joseph,  wagoner,  res  Mountain  st 

PELHAM  W  E  &   BRO,   W   E  and   S   D,  druggists,   No   2 
Eagle  Hotel  block 

Pelham  W  E,  W  E  Pelham  &  Bro,  res  Newberry  S  C 

Pelham  S  D,  W  E  Pelham  &  Bro,  bds  Swannanoa  Hotel 
'  Pelham  Chas  P,  elks  W  E  Pelham  &  Bro,  bds  Eagle  Hotel 

Perrow  B  M,  leaf-tob  dlr,  bds  Swannanoa  Hotel 

Pierce  R  H,  blacksmith,  wks  M  L  Gibbert 


36  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTOKY— Whites. 

Pierce  &  Welles,  Chas  F  Pierce  and  E  B  Welles,  proprs  city  steam 

mills,  s  e  of  Pub  sq 
Pierce  Chas  F,  Pierce  &  Welles,  res  cor  College  and  Valley  sts 
Phillips  Miss  Ida,  domestic  Horace  Mann 
Pleasant  Mrs  C  L,  wid,  res  French-Broad  av 
Ponton  W  E,  butcher  A  G  Osborne 
Ponder  A,  carpenter,  res  nr  n  Main 
Porter  R  R,  J  D  Brevard  &  Co,  res  Flint 
PORTER  J  A,  wholesale  and  retail  genl  nidse.  Main  st,  res 

Cherry  st 
Postell  H  W,  elks  J  L  Murray,  res  Bailey  st 
Postell  T  W,  elks  Swannanoa  Hotel 
Postell  J  C,  student,  bds  Rev  D  H  Buel 
Postell  J  H,  boarding,  Orange  st 
Pope  W  S  &  Co,  butchers,  Parlor  market,  n  Main 
Pope  W  S,  W  S  Pope  &  Co,  res  n  Mam 
Posey  Wm,  wagoner,  bds  Mrs  Josephine  Bull 
Powell  Geo  S.  Powell  &  Snider,  res  Haywood 
POWELL  &  SNIDER,  wholesale  and  retail  grocers,  n  Main 
Pressley  Peter,  wagoner,  res  White  Pine 
Pressley  Mrs  M  M,  wid,  res  s  Main 
Price  T  A,  condr  W  N  C  R  R,  bds  Eagle  Hotel 
PuUiam  R  W,  bds  Central  Hotel 
Pulliam  Lawrence,  ass't  cashier  Bank  of  Asheville,  res  n  Main 

Q 

Quesenberry  J  B,  shoemkr  I  Levy  &  Co,  res  College  st 

R' 

Ramsey  J  F,  dentist  with  R  H  Reeves,  bds  same 
Ramsey  Jno  N,  elks  J  A  Porter,  bds  Central  Hotel 
Ramsour  W  S,  tanner  Bearden,  Rankin  &  Co,  res  n  Main 
Railroad  Hotel.  J  L  Moore  propr,  W  N  C  R  R  depot 
RANEIN  J  E  &  CO,  wholesale  and  retail  genl  mdse,  n  w  cor 
Pub  sq 


ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Whites.  37 

Rankin  J  E,  J  E  Rankin  &  Co  and  Bearden,  Rankin  &  Co,  res 

cor  Beaver  Dam  and  Orange  sts 
Rankin  A,  Bearden,  Rankin  &  Co,  res  n  Main 
Rankin  Mrs  E  L,  wid,  res  n  Main 
Rankin  Rev  G  C,  pastor  M  E  Church  South,  res  cor  Church  and 

Willow 
Rash  Mrs  Jane,  wid,  res  n  w  of  A  M  Academy 
Rash  J  L,  blacksmith  N  W  Girdwood,  bds  Mrs  Jane  Rash 
Ray  S  W,  elks  J  E  Rankin  &  Co,  res  College  st 
RAY  J  E,  manfr  smoking  tobacco,  sample-office  w  side  Pub  sq, 

res  Chestnut  st 
RAY  JAS  M,  propr  Ray's  W  H  and  Excelsior  Stables,  s  Main, 

res  one  door  south 
Rawls  R  R,  bds  M  E  Carter 

REDWOOD  HENRY  &  CO,  genl  mdse,  C  H  sq,  res  Grove  st 
Redmon  Mrs  Caroline,  wid,  res  Doubleday's  addition 
Redmon  Saml  M,  wagoner,  res  Doubleday's  addition 
Reeves  R  H,  dentist,  office  n  Main,  res  Spruce 
REED  JAS  E,  elk  United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts, 

office  in  C  H,  res  n  limits 
REED  SAM'L  H,  lawyer,  office  No  i   Legal  cor,  res  Woodfin 

opp  A  F  College 
Reed  T  J  Jr,  carpenter,  bds  J  E  Reed 
Revel  T  J,  elks  J  E  Rankin  &  Co,  res  Bridge  st 
Revel  O  D,  carpenter,  bds  T  J  Revel 
Revel  Mrs  W  J,  wid,  res  Bridge  st 
REVEL  A  W,  painter,  res  Doubleday's  addition 
Reynolds  W  T,  livery,  cor  Pulliam  and  Water,  bds  Mrs  J  C  Spears 
Reynolds  Mrs  T  E,  wid,  res  n  Main 
Reynolds  Miss  Caroline,  domestic  V  S  Lusk 
Reynolds  Jesse,  driver  Reynolds  livery,  res  Woodfin 
Reynolds  W  A,  machinist  N  W  Girdwood 
Reynolds  Jas  A,  bds  Central  Hotel 
Reynolds  Daniel  L,  brick  manfr.  Camp  Patton 
Rhea,  Chambers  &  Co,  proprs  Asheville  W  H 
Rhea  H  K,  Rhea,  Chambers  &  Co,  proprs  Western  Hotel 


38  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Whites. 

Rich  J  R,  butcher,  s  Main,  res  Haywood 

Richards  Mrs  Lucinda,  wid,  res  cor  Woodfin  and  Spruce 

Richardson  John,  carpenter,  bds  Mrs  Josephine  Bull 

Rice  Miss  Nancy,  domestic  Hugh  Johnston 

Roberts  M  E,  elks  G  A  Mears,  bds  same 

Roberts  Mrs  S  M,  wid,  bds  E  S  Clayton 

ROBERTS  G  M,  genl  mdse,  W  N  C  U  R  depot,  res  Patton  av 

Robertson  J  D,  elks  Bearden,  Rankin  &  Co,  res  Beaver  Dam 

ROBERTSON  W  T,  photographer,  bds  H  G  Robertson 

Robertson  J  A,  carpenter,  res  n  limits 

Robertson  H  G,  res  Academy  st 

Robison  K  W,  elks  Graham  &  Redwood,  bds  C  H  Miller 

Robinson  John,  carpenter,  res  cor  White  Pine  and  Woodfin  sts 

s 

Sampson  &  Armstrong,  R  A  Sampson  and  E  J  Armstrong,  brick 

manfrs,  White  Pine 
Sampson  R  A,  Sampson  &  Armstrong,  res  cor  College  and  White 

Oak 
Sams  W  C,  elks  J  O  Howell,  bds  Western  Hotel 
Sanders  B  G,  carpenter,  res  nr  W  N  C  R  R  depot 
Sawyer  Miss  Mary,  select  private  school  at  res,  n  Main 
Sawyer  S  B,  painter,  res  n  Main 
SAWYER  JAS  P,  wholesale  and  retail  genl  mdse,  s  e  cor  Pub 

sq,  res  French-Broad  av 
SGHARTLE  J  W,  merchant  tailor,  e  side  Pub  sq,  res  one  door  n 
Schartle  F  W,  tailor  J  W  Schartle,  bds  same 
Scott  J  C,  carpenter,  bds  Mrs  Bettie  Lee 
Scott  Jas,  painter,  wks  W  H  Acker 

Scott  Geo  F,  Doubleday  &  Scott,  res  nr  west  end  Patton  av 
Setzer  J  R,  carpenter,  bds  W  M  Weaver 
Sevier  E,  wagoner,  res  Hill  st 
Sexton  Wm,  farmer,  res  w  of  A  M  Academy 
Sexton  J  C,  blacksmith,  res  Charlotte  st 
Shackelford  Mrs  Addie,  wid,  res  s  Main 


ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTOEY— Whites.  39 

Shackelford  G  N,  bricklayer,  bds  Mrs  Addie  Shackelford 

Shackelford  C  D,  bricklayer,  res  s  Main 

Shackelford  P  C,  bricklayer,  res  College  st 

Shackelford  W  A,  bricklayer,  res  s  Main 

SHELTON,  JORDAN  &  WORTH,  S  C  Shelton.  M  I  Jordan, 

and  F  A  Worth,  tob  mnfrs,  Beaver  Dam  st 
Shelton  S  C,  Shelton,  Jordan  &  Worth,  res  i  ^  m  E 
Sherrill  R  J,  painter  R  L  Fitzpatrick,  bds  S  Trivett 
Shipman  Laura,  domestic  J  E  Rankin 
Shipman  J  R,  carpenter,  res  Sycamore  st 
SHOPE  W  L,  elks  S  Hammershlag,  bds  Jno  A  Brookshire 
Shroat  B  P,  res  s  Main 

Shuford  Geo  A,  Johnston  &  Shuford,  bds  Mrs  T  E  Reynolds 
Singer  mnfg  Co,  office  n  Main,  M  H  Moynihan  manager 
SIMMONS  G  H,  carpenter  and  builder,  res  Patton  av 
Skahan  R  C,  baker  A  G  Hallyburton,  res  n  Main 
Slagle  J  L  L,  propr  Slagle  House,  cor  Patton  av  and  Bailey  st 
Slagle  M  M,  carpenter,  res  Charlotte  st 
SLUDER  E,  broker,  res  n  Main 
Smith  L  H,  mica  miner,  res  Water  st 
Smith  Stephen,  wagoner,  res  n  Main 
Smith  Mrs  Julia,  cook  W  C  Carmichael 
Smith  W  F  &  Son,  leaf-tob  dlrs 
Smith  Sterling,  W  F  Smith  &  Son,  bds  J  H  Carter 
SMITH  T  S,  insurance  agt,  w  side  Pub  sq,  res  Butterick  st 
Smith  H  M,  stonemason,  res  Chunn's  Cove 
Smith  T  M,  D  L  Boyd  &  Co,  res  n  Main 
Snider  W  F,  Powell  &  Snider,  bds  Mrs  T  E  Reynolds 
Sondley  F  A,  lawyer.  Legal  cor,  res  Cherry  st 
Sondley  Mrs  H  E,  wid,  res  Cherry  st 
Sorrells  A  P,  Jones  &  Sorrells,  res  Cherry  st 
Southern  Express  Co,  office  Eagle  Hotel  block 
Spain  Jas  M,  farmer,  res  nr  W  N  C  R  R  depot 
Spears  Mrs  J  C,  wid,  res  Woodfin  st 
Spears  Jas  W,  carpenter,  bds  Mrs  J  C  Spears 
Sorrells  L  F,  cooper,  s  of  Pub  sq,  res  Sycamore  st 


40  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIEECTOEY— Whites. 

Sorrells  P  B,  cooper  L  F  Sorrells,  bds  same 

Starnes  Jesse  R,  grocer,  n  Main,  bds  Central  Hotel 

Starnes  Jno  W,  X  Brand  &  Co,  res  Cherry  st 

Starnes  Geo  H,  produce  dlr,  s  Main,  bds  Western  Hotel 

Starnes  T  F,  grocer,  s  Main,  bds  Western  Hotel 

Starnes  T  C,  leaf  tob  dlr  Banner  W  H,  bds  W  T  Lipscomb 

Stansill  Mrs  S  C,  wid,  res  College  st 

Stansill  Miss  Florence,  milliner  Mrs  Herndon.bds  Mrs  S  C  Stansill 

Stansill  Miss  Jessie,  librarian  Asheville  Public  Library,  bds  Mrs 

S  C  Stansill 
Stepp  J  W,  ins  agt  with  T  S  Smith,  res  s  Main 
Steele  Jno  B,  Edwin  Bates  &  Co,  Charleston,  res  White  Pine  st 
Stikeleather  F,  agt  Southern  Ex  Co,  bds  Eagle  Hotel 
STOCKTON  J  A,  tailor,  s  Main,  opp  Swannanoa  Hotel 
Stone  Jordan,  Furman,  Stone  &  Cameron,  res  White  Pine 
Stradley  Jas,  res  n  Main 

Stradley  J  M,  wheelwright,  n  Main,  res  same 
Stradley  Saml,  res  College  st 
Stroup  S  T,  lab,  res  Valley  st 
Summey  D  F,  physician,  office  at  res.  Walnut  st 
Summey  D  F  Jr,  elks  J  M  Heston,  bds  Dr  D  F  Summey 
SUMMEY  A  T,  justice  of  peace  and  U  S  commissioner,  office 

over  Van  Gilder  &  Brown,  res  Haywood 
Summers  Rev  T  P,  prof  in  A  F  College,  res  in  College 
Surcey  J  W,  barber,  s  Main,  res  same 
SWANNANOA  HOTEL,  cor  s  Main  and  Willow,  Dr  W  H 

Howerton  propr 
Swicegood  L,  painter,  Willow  st,  res  s  Main 
Swink  John,  wks  Shelton,  Jordan  &  Worth,  res  n  Main 
Swink  Mrs  Mary  C,  wid,  res  with  John  Swink 
Swink  Jas  C,  Swink  &  Goodlake,  res  s  Main 
Swink  &  Goodlake,  blacksmiths,  s  Main 
Swink  Robt,  Swink  &  Brown,  bds  L  Swicegood 
Swink  &.  Brown,  painters,  s  Main 


ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIKECTOEY— Whites.  41 


Taliaferro  H  G,  druggist  with  Wiseman  &  Moncure,  bds  Western 

Hotel 
Taylor  John,  lab,  res  n  Main 

TAYLOR  NAT  W,  photographer,  s  Main,  res  same 
TAYLOR  S  R,  livery,  n  Main,  bds  Dr  Nelson 
Teague  &  Orr,  grocers,  n  Main 
Teague  Robt,  Teague  &  Orr,  bds  Thos  Orr 
Teague  Wm,  carpenter,  res  n  limits 
Tennent  J  A,  architect  and  civil  engineer,  res  Best 
Thackam  J  R,  elks  Carolina  House 
TOPPINGS  A  J,  dentist,  s  Main,  bds  Western  Hotel 
Townsend  Mrs  Cleopatra,  wid,  res  n  Main 
Townsend  Geo,  wks  Shelton,  Jordan  &  Worth,  res  n  Main 
TOWNSEND  C  F,  res  n  Main 

Townsend  W  W,wks  Shelton,  Jordan  &  Worth,  bds  C  F  Townsend 
Townsend  J  C,  wks  Shelton,  Jordan  &  Worth,  bds  C  F  Townsend 
Trader  Mrs  E  K,  res  Orange 
Tranham  Geo  W,  lab,  res  Sycamore  st 
Trexler  B  C,  blacksmith,  res  s  Main 

Trimmier  Jas  W,  salesman  J  E  Rankin  &  Co,  res  Woodfin 
Trinks  Henry,  gunsmith,  n  side  Pub  sq,  res  same 
Trivett  S,  boarding,  cor  French-Broad  and  Roberts  avs 
Turpin  Isaac,  carpenter,  res  s  Main 

V 

Van  Gilder  &  Brown,  T  I  Van  Gilder,  L  V  and  T  E  Brown, 
wholesale  and  retail  hardware,  cor  Pub  sq  and  s  Main 

Van  Gilder  T  I,  Van  Gilder  &  Brown,  and  Ballard  &  Van  Gilder^ 
res  cor  College  and  Spruce 

Van    Gilder   S,    clothing,   boots,  shoes,  and  hats,  s  Main,  res 

Spruce  st 
Venable  S   F,  principal  A  M  Academy  and  city  engineer,  res 

Academy  st 

Vining  Howard,  night  elk  Swannanoa  Hotel 


42  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Whites. 

WADDELL  D  C,  cashier  Bank  of  Asheville,  res  cor  n  Main 

and  Woodfin  sts 
WAGNER  JOHN  A,  architect  and  builder,  res  Woodfin  st 
Walker  R  P  &  Co,  leaf-tob  dlrs,  under  Farmers  W  H 
Walker  R  P,  R  P  Walker  &  Co,  bds  Carolina  House 
Walker  J  L,  carpenter 

WARE  A  B,  dentist,  n  Main,  res  French- Broad  av 
Ware  J  F,  grocer,  n  Main,  bds  Dr  A  B  Ware 
Ward  Rev  Wm,  res  Sycamore  st 

Weaver  W  T,  genl  mdse,  n  side  Pub  sq,  bds  C  H  Miller 
Weaver  W  M,  cooper,  Willow  st,  res  Sycamore 
Weant  H  A,  wagoner  Van  Gilder  &  Brown,  res  Spruce 
WEBB  W  A,  elks  J  A  Porter,  res  French-Broad  av 
Webb  D  H,  elks  J  M  Alexander,  bds  Jas  A  Webb 
Webb  H  H,  res  Patton  av 

WEBB  JAS  A,  elks  Van  Gilder  &  Brown,  res  French-Broad  av 
Webb  Isaac,  res  with  Jas  A  Webb 
Weddin  W  A,  Eagle  livery,  s  Main,  res  s  Main 
Weddin  E,  elks  Eagle  Hotel 

Welborn  Rev  J  M  (M  E),  res  Doubleday's  addition 
Weldon  S  G,  mngr  W  U  telegraph  office,  res  s  Main 
Welles  E  B,  Pierce  &  Welles,  bds  Chas  F  Pierce 
West  A  G,  Gorenflo  &  West,  res  s  Main 
West  J  S,  elks  S  R  Kepler,  res  French-Broad  av 
WEST  S  B  &  CO,  tob  mnfrs  and  proprs  Farmers  W  H 


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MOUNTAIN  ISLAND  MANUFACTURING  CO. 

CeleMei  f  esterii  M\  Carolia  Cliewiij  &  Smoiiiii  Toteccos, 

COR.    WALNUT    AND    WATER    STREETS. 


FARMERS  TVAREHOUSE, 

FOR  SALE  OF   LEAF. 

DEALERS  AND  BROKERS  IN  LEAF  TOBACCO, 

COR.  NORTH  MAIN  AND  WALNUT. 

S.  B.  '^^EST  &   CO. 


ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Whites.  43 


West  S  B,  S  B  West  &  Co,  res  Water  st 

West  E  R,  Farmers  W  H,  bds  S  B  West 

WESTALL  T  C  &  SON,  T  C  and  J  M,  contractors  and  build- 
ers, Chestnut  st 

Westall  T  C,  T  C  Westall  &  Son,  res  Chestnut 

Westall  J  M,  T  C  Westall  &  Son,  bds  T  C  Westall 

Western  Hotel,  Pub  sq,  H  K  Rhea,  propr 

WHEELER  &  WILSON  MNFG  CO,  office  n  Main,  J  H 
Herring  mngr 

Wheeler  A  H,  painter,  wks  A  W  Revel,  res  nr  depot 

Wheeler  J  C,  saddler,  wks  J  M  Alexander,  res  Church  st 

Wheeler  Wm,  saddler,  wks  J  M  Alexander,  res  Church  st 

WHITESIDES,  J  B,  carpenter,  res  Doubleday's  addition 

Whitesides  E  W,  compositor  Asheville  Cifisen,  bds  W  R  Young 

Whitson  G  W,  dentist,  cor  College  and  Spruce,  res  5  m  S  E 

WHITSON  W  R,  lawyer,  office  in  C  H 

Whitson  Geo  M,  school-teacher,  bds  J  R  Patterson 

Whitson  J  J,  carpenter,  bds  Jas  W  Patton 

Whiten  Frank,  carpenter,  res  n  Main 

White  Miss  Lily,  nurse  S  H  Reed 

WHITLOCK  S,  dry  goods  and  fancy  goods,  Eagle  Hotel  block, 
bds  S  Lipinsky 

Wingate  T  C,  confectioneries  at  Post-Office,  res  n  Main 

WILLIAMS  C  M,  bookseller  and  news-dealer,  Eagle-Hotel 
block,  res  Woodfin  st 

Williams  F  M,  elks  C  M  Williams,  res  Short  st 

Williams  Miss  Florence,  domestic  W  A  Holland 

Williams  Mrs  Rhoda  A,  wid,  res  s  Main 

WILLIAMS  JOHN  HEY,  physician,  office  s  Main,  res  cor 
Haywood  and  French-Broad  av 

Williams  Harry  S,  elks  W  E  Pelham  &  Bro,  bds  Dr  Jno  Hey 
Williams 

Williams  Mrs,  housekeeper  Swannanoa  Hotel 

Williams  M  L,  carpenter,  res  i  ^^  m  N 

Williams  J  C,  leaf-tob  dlr,  bds  Dr  D  T  Millard 

Williamson  J  F,  carpenter  Gorenflo  &  West,  bds  G  W  Goodlake 


44  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Whites. 

Williamson  N  D,  carpenter  Gorenflo  &  West,  bds  G  W  Goodlake 

Willfong  J  T,  carpenter,  res  s  Main 

Wilder  J  B,  bkpr  Banner  W  H,  res  s  Main 

Wilson  J  W,  bds  W  T  S  Deaver 

Wilson  J  C,  carpenter  Gorenflo  &  West,  res  n  Main 

Wilson  J  A,  plasterer,  res  23^  m  S 

Wilson  Mrs  S  C,  agt  for  "  Peace  in  the  Family  "  medicine,  res 

cor  College  and  Valley  sts 
Wilson  Mrs  M  J,  wid,  res  Academy  st 
Wilson  Marion,  carpenter,  res  Short  st 
Wilson  S  W,  carpenter,  res  Short  st 
WILSON  GEO  J,  propr  Grand  Central  Hotel 
WISEMAN  &  MONCURE,  F  A  Wiseman  and  C  H  Moncure, 

druggists,  s  Main 
Wiseman  H  A,  Wiseman  &  Moncure,  res  Danville,  Va 
Wolfe  W  O,  marble-yard,  e  side  Pub  sq,  res  Woodfin 
Wolfe  F  T,  wagoner,  res  Doubleday's  addition 
WOLFE  W  E,  plasterer,  res  w  end  Patton  av 
Woodfin  Miss  Anna,  res  Woodfin  st 
WOODY  &  HATCH,  J  H  Woody  and  Walter  Hatch,  carriage- 

mkrs,  s  Main 
Woody  J  H,  Woody  &  Hatch,  res  Orange 
Woody  N  J,  blksmith  Woody  &  Hatch,  bds  J  H  Woody 
Worth  F  A,  Shelton,  Jordan  &  Worth,  res  Orange  st 
Worthen  C  S,  compositor  Asheville  Citizen,  bds  S  B  West 
Wright  Joseph,  lab,  res  n  Main 
Wright  W  F,  lab,  res  n  limits 
Wright  Wm,  driver  Weddin's  livery 
Wright  J  W,  blksmith,  res  Carter  bldg 
Western  Union  Telegraph  office.  Eagle  Hotel 
Wynne  L  F,  condr  W  N  C  R  R,  bds  Silver  Springs  Hotel 


Yeatman  J  P,  agt  Singer  Mfg  Co,  res  Cherry  st 
Yeatman  C  H,  agt  Singer  Mfg  Co,  bds  J  P  Yeatman 


ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Whites.  45 


Yeatman  T  R,  leaf-tob  dlr,  bds  J  P  Yeatman 
Young  B  F,  bar-tender  W  O  MuUer 
YOUNG  W  R,  sheriff  of  Buncombe  co,  office  in  C  H 
Young  Thos  B,  dep  sheriff,  bds  W  R  Young 


Zachary  &  Jones,  R  H  Zachary  and  J  M  Jones,  grocers,  n  Main 
Zachary  R  H,  Zachary  &  Jones,  res  Haywood  co 
Zachary  J  R,  elks  Zachary  &  Jones,  bds  Central  Hotel 
Zachary  W  J,  elks  Zachary  &  Jones,  bds  Central  Hotel 


GEiNERAL  DIRECTORY 

OF   THE 

CITY  OF  ASHEYILLE 

COLORED. 


ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Colored. 


Adams  Alfred,  gardener,  res  Eagle  st 
Adams  Angeline,  wid,  res  Sycamore 
Aiken  Louvinia,  cook  Jas  G  Martin 
Aiken  Minnie,  domestic  Jas  G  Martin 
Alexander  Geo,  farmer,  res  s  limits 
Alexander  Rev  Jordan,  A  M  E  church 
Alexander  Frank,  lab 
Armstead  John,  shoemkr,  res  Valley  st 
Avery  Jason,  lab,  res  Valley  st 
Avery  Rolla,  res  at  Jim  Moorehead's 
Avery  Jane,  domestic  Jas  G  Martin 


Bailey  Jas,  bricklayer,  res  s  Main 
Bailey  Jas  Jr,  bricklayer,  res  s  Main 
Bailey  Nelson,  whitewasher 


A.SHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Colored.  47 

Baird  Lee,  lab,  res  Camp  Patton 

Baxter  Lou,  tobacco  stemmer  C  H  Barksdale 

Beard  John,  head  waiter  Eagle  Hotel 

Belniore  Burt,  wks  J  H  Carter,  res  s  Main 

Berry  Jim,  blacksmith,  res  n  Main 

Berry  Rev  S  V,  missionary  Freedman's  chapel,  Episcopal,  res 

Valley  st 
Bouldin  Sam,  lab,  res  n  of  A  M  Academy 
Bingham  Lil,  bricklayer,  res  rear  of  Eagle  Hotel 
Boseman  Bluford,  lab,  res  Valley  st 
Boyden  Giles,  lab,  res  Cherry  st 
Boyce  Wm,  lab,  res  n  limits 
Boyce  Mitchell,  domestic  Eagle  Hotel 
Bradley  Jeff,  eating-house,  near  depot 
Bradley  Louisa,  housemaid  W  W  McDowell 
Brooks  John,  livery,  res  White  Pine 

BROWN  HARRISON,  school  teacher,  res  White  Pine 
Brown  Jim,  lab,  res  Academy  st 
Brown  Danl,  butcher,  res  n  of  A  M  Academy 
Brown  John,   wks   Shelton,   Jordan    &    Worth,   res    n  of  A  M 

Academy 
Brown  Jesse,  cook  W  A  Weddin 
Brown  Wm,  cook,  res  nr  Cherry  st 
Brittain  Irvine,  lab,  res  Doubleday's  addition 
Brittain  Geo,  lab,  res  n  of  A  M  Academy 
Bruton  Henrietta,  tob  stemmer  C  H  Barksdale 
Bruton  Aaron,  wks  W  T  Barnett,  res  the  Acre 
Bryant  Sam,  lab,  res  the  Acre 
Burgin  Pinckney,  porter  S  R  Chedester  &  Son 
Burgin  Jane,  domestic  S  R  Chedester 
Burgin  Harriet,  washerwoman,  res  Sluder  bidg 
Burgin  Gaston,  wagoner  W  H  W^ebb,  res  Academy  st 
Burgin  Alf,  lab,  res  the  Acre 

Burton  Solomon,  produce  dlr  and  boarding,  Pulliani  st 
Burton  Caroline,  nurse,  res  Beaucatcher 
Burton  Maria,  nurse  Walter  B  Gwyn 


48  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTOBY— Colored. 


Carson  Fannie,  domestic  the  Misses  Coffin 

Carter  Joe,  lab,  res  Sycamore  st 

Caldwell  Mary,  nurse  M  C  Klein 

Chambers  Andrew,  waiter 

Chambers  Kate,  domestic  Thos  W  Patton 

Cisney  Horace,  wks  John  Brooks  (col) 

Cisney  Isaac,  lab,  res  Patton  av 

Clayton  Lazarus,  shoemkr,  cor  s  Main  and  Eagle 

Clayton  Jesse,  lab,  res  Beaucatcher 

Clayton  Jno  C,  carpenter,  res  White  Pine 

Commons  Hen,  butcher  A  G  Osborne,  res  n  w  of  A  M  Academy 

Commons  Maria,  cook  M  J  Fagg 

Cobb  Chas,  bell-boy  Swannanoa  Hotel 

Connally  Vira,  nurse  Rev  J  P  Gammon 

Connally  Thad,  lab,  res  Academy  st 

Cope  Mat,  wks  Bearden,  Rankin  &  Go's  tanyard,  res  Patton  av 

Cope  Caroline,  washerwoman,  res  n  Main 

Cook  Martha,  domestic  A  F  College 

Corpening  Wesley,  domestic  Dr  Norcop 

Corpening  Geo,  waiter  Eagle  Hotel 

Corpening  Laura,  domestic  Rev  J  P  Gammon 

Crump  Richd,  lab,  res  Valley  st 

Culbreth  Privo,  lab,  res  n  Main 

Cummings  Irvine,  domestic  Rev  W  N  Morrison 

Cummings  Sally,  domestic  Rev  W  N  Morrison 


Davis  Bob,  blacksmith,  res  n  Main 
Davis  Delia,  chambermaid  Eagle  Hotel 
Davis  Tom,  bricklayer 

Davis  Harriet,  tob  stemmer  C  H  Barksdale 
Davis  Rowan,  waiter  Eagle  Hotel 
Davenport  ToUiver,  drayman,  res  Hill  st 


ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Colored.  49 

Day  John,  carpenter,  res  Sycamore 

Day  Thos,  cabinetmkr,  res  College  st 

Day  Ann,  cook  J  R  Rich 

Diazud  Ada,  domestic  B  E  Atkins 

Dickson  Isaac,  domestic  Rev  D  H  Buel 

Dobson  Ben,  carpenter,  res  Roberts  av 

Dobson  Rufe,  carpenter,  res  Roberts  av 

Doby  Perry,  lab,  res  nr  depot 

Doby  Amelia,  domestic  Mrs  Despard 

Dooley  Robt,  lab,  res  Beaucatcher 

Dooley  Mat,  cook 

Drummond  Perry,  lab,  res  Valley  st 

Duncan  Robt,  domestic  Jas  G  Martin 

Earle  Nancy,  wid,  res  Sycamore  st 

Eddy  John,  bricklayer 

Epps  Jim,  blacksmith 

Ervin  McDuff,  lab,  res  Valley  st 

Erwin  Eillmore,  cook  Wm  High  (col) 

Evans  Jesse,  lab,  res  "White  Pine 


Farnsvvorth  John,  lab,  res  s  Main 

Flack  Wm  F,  wks  Taylor's  livery,  res  n  limits 

Flack  Wm  Jr,  wks  Taylor's  livery,  bds  Wm  F  Flack 

Flack  Elias,  lab,  bds  Wm  F  Flack 

Flack  Hattie,  nurse  J  H  Carter 

Fletcher  David,  wks  A  G  Hallyburton 

Fletcher  Robt,  hostler,  res  Hill  st 

Flournoy  Dock,  barber  W  H  Martin 

Foreman  Wm,  lab,  res  s  limits 

Foster  Sandy,  drayman,  res  Eagle  st 

Foster  Adam,  whitewasher,  res  rear  of  Eagle  Hotel 

, Foster  Geo,  harnessmkr,  res  with  Jim  Moorehead 


50  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTOEY— Colored. 

Foster  Lem,  res  White  Pine  st 

Foster  Joe,  harnessmkr,  wks  J  M  Alexander,  res  Beaucatcher 

Forney  Clara,  cook  Thos  W  Patton 

Fowler  Sawney,  lab,  res  the  Acre 

Freeman  Rose,  tob  stemmer  C  H  Barksdale,  res  the  Acre 

Freeman  Alice,  wid,  res  Beaucatcher 

Friends  J  H,  wks  H  C  France  &  Co 

G 

Gaither  Pleas,  lab,  res  Patton  av 
Gardner  Alex,  lab 
Gash  Milas,  waiter  Carolina  House 
Gibbs  Harvey,  lab,  res  White  Pine  st 
Goodwin  Retta,  cook  Solomon  Burton  (col) 
Goodwin  Geo,  carpenter 

Goodwine  P  J,  boarding,  cor  Pulliam  and  Water 
Goodrum  Maria,  wid,  res  n  of  A  M  Academy 
Goode  John,  stonemason,  res  Doubleday's  addition 
Goss  Winslow,  lab,  res  Church  st 
Grant  Eliphar,  lab,  res  Beaucatcher 
Grant  Trim,  barber  John  Smith  (col) 
Green  J  H,  carpenter,  res  Church  st 
Green  Rev  Henry,  A  M  E  church 
Greenlee  John,  lab 

Greenlee  George,  painter,  wks  L  Swicegood 
Greenlee  Burt,  eating-house  s  Main,  res  Patton  av 
Greenlee  Ed,  domestic  Swannanoa  Hotel 
Greenlee  Wm,  office-boy  Eagle  Hotel 
Greenlee  B  J,  drayman,  res  Church  st 
Greenlee  John,  gardener,  res  Hill  st 
Greenlee  Rachel,  wid,  res  Hill  st 
Greenlee  Chas,  drayman,  res  Hill  st 
Greenlee  Saml,  lab,  res  Patton  av 
Greenlee  John  P,  lab 

GREENLEE   ALFRED,  blacksmith,  nr  W  N  C  R  R  depot, 
res  w  side  French-Broad  river 


ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTOEY— Colored.  51 


Greenlee  Rufe,  wks  S  R  Chedester  &  Son 
Greenlee  Cindy,  cook  Rev  J  P  Gammon 
Greer  Jas,  lab,  res  Patton  av 
Grimes  Felix,  carpenter,  res  Beaucatcher 


H 


Haines  Robt,  res  n  Main 

Haines  Lizzie,  domestic  C  M  McLoud 

Haines  Liddy,  res  Beaucatcher 

Hall  Jno,  domestic  Eagle  Hotel 

Hardy  Harriet,  res  Beaucatcher 

Harris  Isaac,  shoemkr  PuUiam  st,  res  same 

Harris  Mahulda,  wid,  res  New  st 

Harris  Nelson,  res  Beaucatcher 

Harris  Henry,  wks  Morris'  livery 

Harris  Jesse,  drayman,  res  Patton  av 

Hawkins  Sam,  R  R  foreman,  res  Academy  st 

Hawkins  Mary,  domestic  Eagle  Hotel 

Hays  John,  barber  John  Smith  (col) 

Hemphill  Rufe,  lab,  res  Sycamore 

Hemphill  Calhoun,  wks  W  M  Cocke  Jr 

Hemphill  Tom,  lab,  res  s  Main 

Herren  J  H,  lab 

High  Wm,  eating-house,  s  Main 

Hicks  Wesley,  eating-house,  nr  depot 

Holt  Edmund,  lab,  res  Willow 

Holland  Burrell,  mechanic,  res  Patton  av 

Hooten  Adolphus,  domestic  Swannanoa  Hotel 

Hopkins  Henry,  lab,  res  the  Acre 

Howard  Simeon,  domestic  E  Sluder 

Howell  Mack,  drayman,  res  Short  st 

Hudson  Wm,  blacksmith  Henry  Saxton,  res  Church  st 

Huggins  Wm,  lab,  res  Hill  st 

Hudgin  Hillary,  barber  Swannanoa  Hotel 

Hunt  Isaac,  lab,  res  n  w  of  A  M  Academy 


52  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Colored. 

Hunt  Thos,  lab,  res  n  \v  of  A  M  Academy 
HUMPHREY  JOHNSON,  barber  Pulliam  st,  res  same 
Hunter  John,  lab,  res  in  rear  J  H  Carter's 
Hunter  Hannah,  cook  J  H  Carter 
Hunter  Katie,  chambermaid  J  H  Carter 


Ingram  Geo,  wks  C  M  McLoud 
Irvine  Henry,  shoemkr  Patton  av,  res  Patton  av 
Irvine  Adolphus,  bricklayer,  res  nr  A  M  Academy 
Irvine  Nelson,  lab,  res  Charlotte  st 


Jackson  Maria,  domestic  Eagle  Hotel 

Jarnochan  Mary,  domestic  A  W  Wilson 

Jinks  Captain,  office-boy  Eagle  Hotel 

Johnson  Chas,  farmer,  res  s  limits 

Johnson  T  E,  lab,  res  College  st 

Johnson  Harvey,  porter  S  R  Kepler,  res  n  of  A  M  Academy 

Johnson  G  W,  lab,  res  Patton  av 

Johnson  Rev  Caleb  (Baptist),  res  White  Pine 

Johnson  Parker,  wks  W  N  C  R  R  depot 

Johnson  Amy,  washerwoman,  res  Patton  av 

Johnson  Julius  C,  photographer,  wks  Natt  W  Taylor 

Johnson  Isaiah,  lab,  res  White  Pine 

Jones  Hoburn,  lab,  res  Beaucatcher 

Jones  Sallie,  cook  J  M  Israel 

Jones  Haywood,  wks  C  H  Barksdale 

Jordan  Albert,  porter  Penniman  &  Co,  res  Sycamore 


Kincaid  Geo,  wks  Taylor's  livery,  res  nr  A  M  Academy 

Kyle  Diana,  res  Hill  st 

Kyle  Albert,  wks  Jas  G  Martin 

Kyle  Wm,  lab,  res  Roberts  av 


ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Colored.  53 


Latta  Thos,  elks  Solomon  Burton,  bds  same 

Latta  Hattie,  nurse  Dr  D  T  Millard 

Ledbetter  Alfred,  wks  Thos  W  Patton 

Ledbetter  Henry,  lab,  res  Beaucatcher 

Ledbetter  Rufe,  lab,  res  Valley  st 

Ledbetter  Tom,  lab,  res  Valley  st 

Ledbetter  Campbell,  blacksmith  Sycamore,  res  same 

Lee  Lewis,  domestic  A  F  College 

Lee  Jane,  cook  Thos  W  Patton 

Letcher  Rev  C  P  (A  M  E  church),  res  Beaucatcher 

Levi  Plum,  barber  Grand  Central  Hotel,  res  Church  st 

Long  Robt,  lab,  res  Eagle  st 

Long  Moses,  head  waiter  Swannanoa  Hotel 

Love  Anderson,  wks  Dr  Hilliard 

Love  Ann,  cook  Dr  Hilliard 

Love  Robt,  carpenter 

Love  Wann,  lab,  res  Valley  st 

Lytle  Julia,  domestic  Swannanoa  Hotel 

Lytle  Hattie,  cook  J  D  Robertson 

M 

Martin  Angeline,  cook  E  T  Herndon 

Martin  Frank,  lab,  res  Doubleday's  addition 

Martin  Caler,  lab,  res  nr  Charlotte  st 

Martin  Frank,  rockmason 

Martin  W  H,  barber  Eagle  Hotel,  res  Mountain  st 

Mays  Robt,  bricklayer,  res  Valley  st 

MacCray  Jas,  lab,  res  nr  Farmers  W  H 

McDowell  Charley,  wks  M  J  Bearden 

McGimsey  Demoriah,  cook  W  W  McDowell 

Mcllroy  Charley,  lab,  res  Hill  st 

Mclntyre  Louisa,  tob  stemmer  C  H  Barksdale 


54  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Colored. 

Mclntyre  Manson,  plasterer,  res  nr  A  M  Academy 
McKinney  J  B,  painter,  wks  R  L  Fitzpatrick 

McKenzie ,  waiter  A  F  College 

McKesson  Martha,  domestic  Swannanoa  Hotel 

McKesson  Jerry,  lab,  res  nr  s  Main 

McLean  David,  blacksmith,  res  Beaucatcher 

McMahon  Jas,  lab,  res  the  Acre 

McRea  Jas,  domestic  Swannanoa  Hotel 

Michael  Vincent,  cook,  res  Patton  av 

Midgett  Bannister,  res  the  Acre 

Miller  John,  wks  W  W  McDowell 

Miller  Henry,  whitewasher,  res  Hill  st 

Mills  Richd,  lab,  res  s  limits 

Moody  Tom,  plasterer,  res  s  limits 

Mooney  Henry,  waiter  Swannanoa  Hotel 

Moore  G  E,  wks  Bearden,  Rankin  &  Go's  tanyard 

Moore  Lizzie,  domestic  A  D  Gooper 

Moore  Ghas,  blacksmith,  res  Beaucatcher 

Moorehead  Julia  Ann,  washerwoman,  res  Gollege  st 

Moorehead  GoUins,  carpenter,  res  Gollege  st 

Moorehead  Jim,  carpenter,  res  n  w  of  A  M  Academy 

Moorehead  Addie,  nurse  W  T  Reynolds 

Morris  Geo,  lab,  res  Academy  st 

Morris  Wm,  wks  Hampton  &  Featherston,  res  Gollege  st 

Morris  Gecilia,  domestic  Swannanoa  Hotel 

Morris  Susan,  wid,  res  Sycamore  st 

Morris  Jim,  lab,  res  yalley  st 

Morris  Louisa,  washerwoman,  res  Patton  av 

Morris  Sophy,  res  Beaucatcher 

Murphy  J  G,  waiter  Swannanoa  Hotel 

Murphy  Geo,  wks  T  B  Lyman 

N 

Neal  David,  rockmason,  res  nr  Gherry  st 
Newland  Isham,  R  R  foreman,  res  Water  st 


ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIKECTORY— Colored. 


O'Neal  Henry,  blacksmith,  wks  Alfred  Greenlee 

OLIVER  J  C,  baker  and  confectioner,  Patton  av 

Oliver  Jas,  bds  J  C  Oliver 

Omaniel  Fayette,  bricklayer 

Opydike  Canada,  domestic  S  R  Chedester 


Patton  Mary,  washerwoman,  res  Water  st 
Patton  Sally,  cook  E  S  Clayton 
Pearson  Sylvia,  cook  A  F  College 
Penland  Nellie,  washerwoman,  res  n  Main 
Penland  Philip,  lab,  res  nr  n  Main 
Penland  Julia,  cook  S  F  Venable 
Perkins  Plarvey,  lab,  res  Church  st 
Perkins  Alex,  wks  Weddin's  livery 
Petty  Moses,  livery  s  e  of  Pub  sq,  res  s  Main 
Petty  Lucretia,  cook  S  Van  Gilder 
Petty  Felix,  wks  Moses  Petty 
Phifer  Alfred,  cook  Solomon  Burton 
Pierson  Martha,  wid,  res  Sycamore  st 
Pinckney  Abel,  cook  Swannanoa  Hotel 
Price  Chas,  waiter  Swannanoa  Hotel 
Price  Julia,  domestic  Swannanoa  Hotel 
Porter  Victoria,  tob  stemmer  C  H  Barksdale 
Porter  Frank,  cook,  res  Eagle  st 
Powell  Robt,  lab,  res  Sycamore 


Ragdale  Ben,  shoemaker 
Ragsdale  Randall,  lab,  res  Beaucatcher 
Rankin  Dick,  lab,  res  Valley  st 
Ray  Celia,  domestic  W  A  Weddin 
Ray  Isaac,  drayman 


56  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Colored. 

Reddick  Wm,  blacksmith,  res  nr  W  N  C  R  R  depot 
Redmon  W  R,  janitor  Asheviile  Club-Rooms,  s  Main 
Reed  Nancy,  wid,  res  n  of  A  M  Academy 
Reed  Florence,  tob  stemmer  C  11  Barksdale 
Roberts  Wm,  lab,  res  Water  st 
Robertson  Henry,  whitewasher,  res  the  Acre 
Robinson  Frank,  barber,  res  n  of  A  M  Academy 
Rogers  Dinah,  domestic  Solomon  Burton 
Rogers  David,  wks  Hampton  &  Featherston 


8 


Sales  Wiley,  lab,  res  Valley  st 

Saxton  H  C,  blacksmith,  Water  st 

Scott  Julia,  waitress  Dr  D  T  Millard 

Shepherd  Newton,  street  foreman,  res  Hill  st 

Shuford  Kate,  chambermaid  Dr  D  T  Millard 

Sigmon  Burrill,  lab,  res  White  Pine 

Silar  John,  lab,  res  Eagle  st 

Sisk  Sarah,  res  Valley  st 

Singleton  Emmanuel,  produce  stand,  n  Main 

Skinner  Robt,  blacksmith,  res  White  Pine 

Slaughter  Andy,  lab,  res  the  Acre 

Smith  Charlotte,  washerwoman,  res  nr  s  Main 

Smith  Anna,  washerwoman,  res  nr  s  Main 

Smith  Comfort,  cook  M  J  Bearden 

Smith  John,  barber  s  Main,  res  Beaucatcher 

Smith  Fred,  carpenter,  res  Willow  st 

Smith  Silas,  wks  C  H  Barksdale 

Smith  Ambrose,  lab,  res  Church  st 

Smith  Robt  P,  porter  Berry  &  Co 

Smith  Si,  basketmkr,  res  Hill  st 

Smith  Geo,  lab,  bds  Burt  Greenlee 

Smith  Louisa,  tob  stemmer  C  H  Barksdale 

Smith  Charley,  lab,  res  Eagle  st 

Sowell  N  W,  lab,  bds  Moses  Petty 


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Speights  Harris,  wks  Asheville  W  H 
Stevens  Sam,  lab,  res  Beaucatcher 
Stokes  Jesse,  lab,  bds  Solomon  Burton 
Stroud  Peter,  lab 
Summey  Wm,  waiter  Swannanoa  Hotel 


Tate  Wm,  wks  Weddin's  livery 
Tate  Logan,  lab 
Taylor  Elisha,  lab,  res  Eagle  st 
Thomas  John,  waiter  Swannanoa  Hotel 
Thompson  Reuben,  lab,  res  Valley  st 
Thompson  John,  lab,  res  Eagle  st 
Tucker  Rhoda,  cook  S  B  Erwin 
Turner  Cal,  lab,  res  Eagle  st 
Twitty  T,  wid,  res  Mountain  st 

u 

Underwood  Geo,  wks  Bearden,  Rankin  &  Go's  tanyard 

V 

Vandiver  Daniel,  tanner,  res  Eagle  st 

w 

Wadlington  John,  wks  Banner  W  H,  res  the  Acre 

Warren  Wm,  engineman  Jas  Buttrick 

Warner  Joe,  lab,  res  Eagle  st 

Walker  Amanda,  res  with  Edmond  Holt 

Waters  Allen,  office-boy  Eagle  Hotel 

Weaver  Laura,  cook,  res  n  Main 

Weaver  Harriet,  domestic  Dr  Gain 

Wells  Isaac,  wks  Reynolds'  livery 

Wells  Ella,  nurse  S  F  Venable 

Wheeler  Leah,  domestic  E  Sluder 


58  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY— Colored. 

Wheeler  Alex,  lab,  res  Beaucatcher 
Whittaker  Mitchell,  drayman,  res  nr  A  M  Academy- 
White  Hubbard,  plasterer,  bds  P  J  Goodwine 
Whitson  Jas,  lab,  res  the  Acre 
Whitson  John,  wks  Jas  G  Martin 
Wingate  J  P,  school  teacher,  res  Beaucatcher 
Williams  William,  porter  C  E  Graham 
Williams  Elias,  lab,  res  Doubleday's  addition 
Williams  Clara,  wid,  res  Doubleday's  addition 
Williams  Geo  T  T,  foreman,  res  the  Acre 
Williams  Silas,  lab,  res  Sycamore  st 
Williams  Jas,  lab,  res  nr  A  M  Academy 
Williams  Solomon,  res  Valley  st 
Williams  Louvinia,  tob  stemmer  C  H  Barksdale 
Williams  Belle,  cook  Eagle  Hotel 
Wilson  Isom,  shoemkr  n  Main,  res  Camp  Patton 
Wilson  Isaac,  well-digger,  res  Beaucatcher 
Wilson  Laura,  cook  S  H  Reed 
Wilson  Anna,  domestic  E  Sluder 
Wilson  Jackson,  lab,  res  Beaucatcher 
Wilson  Jas,  lab,  res  Sycamore 
Wilson  Wesley,  lab,  res  Sycamore 
Wilson  Lucy,  wid,  res  nr  A  M  Academy 
Wilson  Nancy,  res  Sycamore  st 
Wood  Toby,  waiter  Dr  D  T  Millard 
Wood  M  L,  wks  Dr  Jno  Hey  Williams 
Wright  Harriet,  cook  Dr  Millard 

Wright  Rev  J  W,  pastor  Zion  A  M  E  church,  res  Cherry  st 
Wynne  Rev  M  W,  pastor  Nazareth  Baptist  church,  res  White 
Pine 


Youno-  Fannie,  domestic  Swannanoa  Hotel 

Young  Leroy,  wks  J  R  Rich 

Young  Ed,  carpenter,  res  nr  A  M  Academy 


ASHEVILLE 

COMMERCIAL  DIRECTORY, 


-EMBRACING- 


A  CLASSIFIED  LIST  OF  ALL  PROFESSIONS,  TRADES,  AND 

INDUSTRIES  OF  THE  CITIZENS  OF  ASHEVILLE, 

ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED. 


Agricultural  Implements. 

PENNIMAN  &  CO.,  n  Main 
Van  Gilder  &  Brown,  s  e  cor  Pub  sq 

Architect. 

Tennent  J  A,  Best 

Attorneys. 

ATKINSON    NATT,    Hazel    Hill,   w 

Asheville 
Carter  E  D,  Legal  cor 
CAETER  &  CARTER,  Legal  cor 
CARTER  H  B,  Legal  cor 
Cocke  &  Jones,  w  side  Pub  sq 
Craig  Locke,  office  in  C  H 
CUSHMAN  WALTER  S,  res  2J  m  N  W 
DAVIDSON  &  MARTIN,  C  H 
DAVIDSON  A  T,  office  in  C  H 
GWYN  WALTER  B,  C  H 
HENRY  &  CUMMINGS,  s  side  Pub  sq 
JOHNSTON  &  SHUFORD,  Johnston 

bldg,  s  w  cor  Pub  sq 
LUSK  VIRGIL  S,  office  over  Van  Gil- 
der &  Brown's 
MALONE  W  H,  Malone  bldg,  n  Main 
McLOUD  &  MOORE,  Legal  cor 
MERRIMON  EMORY  H,  Legal  cor 
PEARSON  RICHMOND,  Legal  cor 


REED  SAMUEL  H,  No  1  Legal  cor 
Sondley  F  A,  Legal  cor 
WHITSON  W  R,  C  H 

Bakers. 

HALLYBURTON  A  G,  n  Main 
Johnson  F  M,  n  Main 
OLIVER  J  C  (col),  Patton  av 

Bank. 

BANK  OF  ASHEVILLE,  s  Main,  cor 
Pub  sq 

Barbers. 

Hudgins  Hillary  (col),  Swannanoa  Hotel 
HUMPHREY  JOHNSTON  (col),  Pul- 

liam  st 
Levi  Plum  (col).  Grand  Central  Hotel 
Martin  W  H  (col).  Eagle  Hotel 
Sniitli  John  (col),  s  Main 
Surcey  J  W,  s  Main 

Baths. 

Hudgins  Hillary,  Swannanoa  Hotel 

Blacksmiths. 

Cauble  W  D,  n  limits 
GREENLEE  ALFRED  (col),  W  N  C 
R  R  depot 


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ASHEVILLE  COMMEECIAL  DIRECTOEY. 


Gilbert  M  L,  s  Main 

Ledbetter  Campbell  (col),  Sycamore 

McDowell  Bros,  s  limits 

Saxton  H  C  (col),  Water  st 

Swink  &  Goodlake,  s  Main 

WOODY  &  HATCH,  s  Main 

Billiards. 

Eagle  Hotel 

Acme  Billiard  and  Pool  Rooms,  Eagle 

Hotel 
MULLER  W  O  &  CO,  Patton  av 
SWAKNANOA  HOTEL 

Boardiug-Houses. 

Chunn  A  B,  Patton  av 

CoflBn  the  Misses,  Haywood 

Fagg  J  A,  cor  Bridge  and  Qrange 

Goodlake  Mrs  E  S,  s  Main 

Hunt  H  C,  Valley  st 

Miller  Miss  Mary,  Grove  st 

Postell  J  H,  Orange 

Slagle  House,  Patton  av,  cor  Bailey 

Trivett  S,  cor  Patton  and  Roberts  avs 

Weldon  S  G,  s  Main 

[Note. — There  are  many  more  boarding- 
houses  in  Asheville;  above  are  given  the 
names  only  of  those  whose  proprietors 
wish  their  business  announced  in  this  book.— 
J.  P.  D.] 

Boarding-Houses. 

(colored.) 

Burton  Solomon,  Pulliam  st 
Goodwine  P  J,  cor  Pulliam  and  Water 

Booksellers  and  Stationers. 

LYONS  H  H,  w  side  Pub  sq 
W^ILLIAMS  C  M,  Eagle-Hotel  block 

Book  and  Job  Printers. 

ASHEVILLE  "CITIZEN" 
ASHEVILLE  "NEWS" 


Boot  and  Shoemakers. 

Andrew  E  W,  w  side  Pub  sq 

Clayton  Lazarus  (col),  cor  s  Main  and 

Eagle 
Freck  A,  cor  s  Main  and  Eagle 
Gilbert  S  M,  Patton  av 
Harris  Isaac  (col),  Pulliam  st 
Irvine  Henry  (col),  Patton  ave 
LEVY  I  &  CO,  n  side  Pub  sq 
Wilson  Isom  (col),  n  Main 

Boots,  Shoes,  and  Hats. 

(wholesale.) 

BREVARD  J  D  &  CO,  w  side  Pub  sq 

CHEDESTER  S  R  &  SON,  Patton  av 

GRAHAM  C  E,  n  Main 

LEVY  I  &  CO,  n  .side  Pub  sq 

PORTER  J  A,  Main  st 

RANKIN  J  E  &  CO,  n  w  cor  Pub  aq 

SAWYER  JAS  P,  s  8  cor  Pub  sq 

Boots,  Shoes,  and  Hats. 

(retail.) 

Bearden,  Rankin  &  Co,  s  Main 
Berry  &  Co,  Patton  av 
BREVARD  J  D  &  CO,  w  side  Sq 
CHEDESTER  S  R  &  SON,  Patton  av 
Hammershlag  S,  n  Main 
HOWELL  J  O,  n  Main 
LEVY  I  &  CO,  n  side  Pub  sq 
Mears  G  A,  s  Main 
PORTER  J  A,  Main  st 
RANKIN  J  E  &  CO,  n  w  cor  Pub  sq 
REDWOOD  H  &  CO,  C  H  sq 
SAWYER  JAS  P,  s  e  cor  Pub  sq 
Van  Gilder  S,  s  Main 

Brick  Manufacturers. 

Dedrick  J  C  &  Co,  Valley  st 
Lyman  A  J,  nr  W  N  C  R  R  depot 
Reynolds  Daniel  L,  nr  Camp  Patton 
Sampson  &  Armstrong,  White  Pine 


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61 


Broker. 

SLUDER  E,  n  Main 

Butchers. 

Lusk  &  Freeman,  cor  Pub  sq  and  s  Main 

Noel  J,  n  Main 

Patton  &  Penland,  s  Main 

Osborne  A  G,  n  Main 

Rich  J  R,  s  Main 

Carpets. 

Hammershslag  S,  n  Main 
HILL  J  J  &  CO,  Court  sq 
SAWYER  JAS  P,  s  e  cor  Sq 
REDWOOD  H  &  CO,  C  H  sq 

Carriage  and  Wagon  Manfrs 
and  Dealers. 

Gilbert  M  L,  s  Main 

Van  Gilder  &  Brown,  cor  s  Main  and 

Pub  sq  (dealers) 
WOODY  &  HATCH,  s  Main 

China  and  Glassware. 

KEPLER  S  R,  s  Main 
LAW  J  H,  opp  Eagle  Hotel 

Clothing. 

(wholesale.) 

BREVARD  J  D  &  CO,  w  side  Sq 
GRAHAM  C  E,  n  Main 
LEVY  I  &  CO,  n  side  Sq 
RANKIN  J  E  &  CO,  n  w  cor  Sq 
SAWYER  JAS  P,  s  e  cor  Pub  sq 

Clothing. 

(retail.) 

Bearden,  Rankin  &  Co,  s  Main 
Berry  &  Co,  Patton  av 
BREVARD  J  D  &  CO,  w  side  Pub  sq 
CHEDESTER  S  R  &  SON,  Patton  av 
Hammershlag  S,  n  Main 


LEVY  I  &  CO,  n  side  Sq 
PORTER  J  A,  Main  st 
RANKIN  J  E  &  CO,  n  w  cor  Sq 
REDWOOD  H  &  CO,  cor  n  Main  and  Sq 
SAWYER  JAS  P,  s  e  cor  Sq 
Van  Gilder  S,  s  Main 
WHITLOCK  S,  Eagle-Hotel  block 

Commission  Merchant. 

Berry  W  T,  Berry  &  Co,  Patton  av 

Confectioneries,  Fruits,  &c. 

HALLYBURTON  A  G,  n  Main 
HESTON  J  M,  Eagle-Hotel  block 
Johnson  F  M,  n  Main 
OLIVER  J  C  (col),  Patton  av 
Wingate  T  C,  at  P  O 

Cabinetmakers. 

Brand  X  &  Co,  cor  n  Main  and  Cherry 
Finch  R  G,  Haywood 
Hildebrand  John  Jr,  14  m  e  of  C  H 
Stradley  J  M,  n  Main 

Contractors  and  Builders. 

BUTTRICK  JAS,  west  end  Patton  av 
Clayton  T  L,  2  m  w  of  C  H 
COCKRUM  J  W 
COOKE  W  H,  s  Main 
GORENFLO  &  WEST,  P  O  box  54 
HUGHES  G  A,  res  Roberts  av 
JACKSON  W  W,  res  Bailey 
Lynch  S  S,  n  Main 
Mann  Horace,  res  Hill  st 
MOORE  JAS,  res  French-Broad  av 
MURDOCH  &  COLVIN 
McCanless  J  M,  Academy  st 
Shackelford  Bros,  s  Main 
WAGNER  JNO  A,  Woodfin 
WESTALL  T  C  &  SON,  Chestnut 

Coopers, 

Sorrells  L  F,  s  e  of  Pub  sq 
Weaver  W  M,  Willow  st 


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ASHEVILLE  COMMERCIAL  DIRECTORY. 


Dentists. 

DOUGLASS  B  H,  s  w  cor  Pub  sq 
HILDEBRAND  G  A,  office  at  res,  cor 

College  and  White  Pine 
Reeves  R  H,  n  Main 
TOPPINGS  A  J,  s  Main 
WARE  A  B,  n  Main 
Whitson  G  W,  cor  College  and  Spruce 

Doors,  Sash,  and  Blinds. 

BETHEL  R  S,  n  Main  (dlr) 
BUTTRICK  JAS,  west  end  Patton  av 

(mnfr) 
Clayton  T  L,   2  m  w  of  C  H  (mnfr) 
HILL  J  J  &  CO,  C  H  sq  (dlrs) 

Dressmakers. 

Atkin  Mrs  S  G,  s  Main 
Justice  Miss  Dinah,  at  Jas  P  Sawyer's 
store 

[Note.— Above  are  the  names  only  of  those 
who  gave  dressmaking  as  their  occupation ; 
there  are,  no  douht,  many  more  in  Ashe- 
ville.-J.  P.  D.] 

Druggists. 

CARMICHAEL  W  C,  s  Main 

DeVault  C  W,  s  Main 

LYONS  H  H,  w  side  Sq 

PELHAM  W  E  &  BRO,  No   2  Eagle 

Hotel 
WISEMAN  &  MONCURE,  s  Main 

Dry  Goods  and  Notions. 

(wholesale.) 

Bearden,  Rankin  &  Co,  s  Main 
BREVARD  J  D  &  CO,  w  side  Sq 
CHEDESTER  S  R  &  SON,  Patton  av 
GRAHAM  C  E,  n  Main 
PORTER  J  A,  Main  st 
SAWYER  JAS  P,  s  e  cor  C  H  sq 


Dry  Goods  and  Notions. 

(retail.) 

Bearden,  Rankin  &  Co,  s  Main 
Berry  &  Co,  Patton  av 
BREVARD  J  D  &  CO,  west  side  Sq 
CHEDESTER  S  R  &  SON,  Patton  av 
Hammershlag  S,  n  Main 
HOWELL  J  O,  n  Main 
LEVY  I  &  CO,  n  side  Pub  sq 
Mears  G  A,  s  Main 
PORTER  J  A,  Main  st 
RANKIN  J  E  &  CO,  n  w  cor  Sq 
REDWOOD  H  &  CO,  n  side  Sq 
ROBERTS  G  M,  nr  W  N  C  R  R  depot 
SAWYER  JAS  P,  s  e  cor  Pub  sq 
Weaver  W  T,  n  side  Pub  sq 
WHITLOCK  S,  Eagle-Hotel  block 

Express  Go. 

Southern,  Eagle  Hotel 

Fertilizers. 

Barnard  W  W,  office  at  Powell  &  Snider's 
Barnett  W  S,  office  Central  Hotel 
PORTER  J  A,  Main  st 

Florists. 

ASHEVILLE     GREENHOUSES, 

White  Oak,  opp  A  F  College 
PARKER  H  M,  3  m  S  E.  (See  Best  P  O) 

Flouring  Mills. 

Hazel-Green  Mills,  R  O  Patterson,  2  m  W 
Patton's  Mill,  Cocke  &  Roberts,  5  m  S  E. 

(See  Best  P  O) 
Van  Gilder  T  I,  2  m  N 

Foundry  and  Machine  Shop. 

GIRDWOOD  N  W,  W  N  C  R  R  depot 

Furniture  Dealers. 

BETHEL  R  S,  n  Main 

HILL  J  J  &  CO,  n  side  C  H  sq 


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63 


Grist  Mills. 

City  Steam  Mills,  Pierce  &  Welles,  s  e 

of  CH 
Hildebrand  Jno  Jr,  li  m  E 
Mclsaacs  H,  Valley  st 

Grocers. 

(wholesale.) 

Bearden,  Rankin  &  Co,  s  Main 
CHEDESTER  S  R  &  SON,  Fatten  av 
PORTER  J  A,  Main  st 
POWELL  &  SNIDER,  n  Main 
KANKIN  J  E  &  CO,  n  Main 
SAWYER  JAS  P,  s  e  cor  Pub  sq 

Grocers. 

(retail.) 

Alexander  J  M,  w  side  Sq 
Bearden,  Rankin  &  Co,  s  Main 
Berry  &  Co,  Patton  ay 
Boyd  D  L  &  Co,  n  Main 
BREVARD  J  D  &  CO,  w  side  Pub  sq 
Burnett  J  H,  n  Main 
CHEDESTER  S  R  &  SON,  Patton  av 
Davis  A  C,  n  Main 
Goodlake  G  W,  s  Main 
HALLYBURTON  A  G,  n  Main 
Hammersblag  S,  n  Main 
HESTON  J  M,  Eagle  Hotel 
HOWELL  J  O,  n  Main 
Johnson  F  M,  n  Main 
KEPLER  S  R,  s  Main 
LEE  &  CHILDS,  n  Main 
Mears  G  A,  s  Main 
McDonald  &  BRANDON,  s  Main 
McDowell  Bros,  s  limits 
MURRAY  J  L,  s  Main 
PORTER  J  A,  Main  st 
POWELL  &  SNIDER,  n  Main 
RANKIN  J  E  &  CO,  n  w  cor  Sq 
REDWOOD  H  &  CO,  C  H  sq 
ROBERTS  G  M,  W  N  C  R  R  depot 


SAWYER  JAS  P,  s  e  cor  C  H  sq 
Starnes  Jesse  R,  n  Main 
Starnes  Geo  H,  s  Main 
Starnes  T  F,  s  Main 
Teague  &  Orr,  n  Main 
Ware  J  F,  n  Main 
Weaver  W  T,  n  side  Sq 
Zachary  &  Jones,  n  Main 

Grain  Dealers. 

Boyd  D  L  &  Co,  n  Main 

Gun  and  Locksmith. 

Trinks  Henry,  C  H  sq 


Hardware. 

(wholesale  and  retail.) 

PENNIMAN  &  CO,  n  Main 
Van  Gilder  &  Brown,  cor  Public  sq  and 
s  Main 

Harness  and  Saddle  Manfrs. 

Alexander  J  M,  w  side  Public  sq 
Gilbert  S  M,  Patton  av 
CAMPBELL  &  HARKEY,  s  Main 

Hotels. 

Central,  W  P  Blair,  n  Main 

CAROLINA  HOUSE,  A  J  DODA- 
MEAD,  n  Main 

GRAND  CENTRAL,  S  R  CHEDES- 
TER &  SON,  Patton  av,  Water  and 
Pulliam  sts 

Eagle,  E  T  Clemmons,  s  Main,  Eagle 
and  Sycamore  sts 

SWANNANOA,  Dr  W  H  HOWER- 
TON,  s  Main  and  WiUow 

Western,  H  K  Rhea,  Pub  sq 

Ice. 

CARMICHAEL  W  C,  s  Main 


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ASHEVILLE  COMMERCIAL  DIRECTOEY. 


Insurance  Agents  and  Com- 
panies. 

ASTON  EDWARD  J,  Aston  Court,  s 
Main — representing  the 
City  of  London 
Commercial  Union 
Fire  Association,  of  Philadelphia 
Georgia  Home,  of  Columbus,  Ga 
German  American,  of  New  York 
Hartford,  of  Hartford 
Home,  New  York 
Ins  Co  of  North  America 
Liverpool  and  London  and  Globe 
London  and  Lancashire 
Lancashire 

North  British  and  Mercantile 
Phojnix,  of  Hartford 
Royal 

Travelers,  Life  and  Accident,  Hart- 
ford 
Underwriters  Agency,  New  York 

BRANCH  THOS  W,   s  Main 
senting  the 

Hartford  Life  and  Annuity  Co 
Valley   Mutual   Life  Association 
Rochester  German — Fire 
Virginia  Fire  and  Marine 
Virginia  Home — Fire 
Phoenix  Assurance  Co,  of  London 

GWYN  WALTER  B,  C  H-represent- 
ing  the 

Agricultural,  of  Watertown 

W  S  CHILD  Jr,   C  H— representing 
the 

Lancashire  Ins  Co 
London  Assurance  Corporation 
Scottish  Union  and  National 
Western  Assurance  Co 

SMITH  THOS  S,  w  side  Pub  sq— repre- 
senting the 
Great  Eastern   Mutual  Life,  Balti- 
more 


-repre- 


WEST  S  B— representing  the 
Life  Insurance  Co,  of  Va 

Jeweler. 

COWAN  CANADA,  Patton  av 

Liquors  and  Wines. 

(wholesale.) 
HAMPTON    &    FEATHERSTON,  w 

side  Sq 
MULLER  W  O  &  CO,  Patton  av 

Liquors  and  Wines. 

(retail.) 

DEAVER  &  CO,  n  Main,  opp  P  O 

Eagle-Hotel  Bar 

HAMPTON    &    FEATHERSTON,   w 

side  Sq 
Jones  &  Sorrells,  s  Main 
MULLER  W  O,  s  Main 
SWANNANOA-HOTEL  BAR 

Livery. 

Eagle  Stables,  W  A  Weddin,  s  Main 
EXCELSIOR  STABLES,  Jas  M  Ray, 

s  Main 
Reynolds  W  T,  cor  Water  and  Pulliam 
SWANNANOA  STABLE,  B  W  Morris, 

Eagle  St 
TAYLOR  S  R,  n  Main 

Lumber  Dealers. 

Arthur  T  S  Jr,  bds  Carolina  House 
BUTTRICK  JAS,  west  end  Patton  av 
Campbell  Jas  E,  res  Haywood  st 
DOUBLEDAY  &  SCOTT,  Patton  av 
Gilmore  J  R  &  Co,  office  in  C  H 

Marble  Yard. 

Wolfe  W  O,  e  side  Pub  sq 

Merchant  Tailor. 

SCHARTLE  J  W,  e  side  Pub  sq 


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65 


Millinery. 

Herndon  Mrs  H  M,  s  Main 
Mann  Mrs  Horace,  s  Main 
SAWYEE  JAS  P,  Pub  sq 
WHITLOCK  S,  s  Main 

Newsdealers. 

LYONS  H  H,  Pub  sq 
WILLIAMS  C  M,  Eagle  Hotel 

Newspapers. 

ASHEVILLE  "CITIZEN,"  weekly  and 

semi-weekly,  s  e  cor  Pub  sq 
ASHEVILLE    "NEWS,"    weekly,    n 

Main 

Notaries  Public. 

ASTON  E  J,  Aston  Court,  s  Main 
HEENDON  E  W,  C  H 
WADDELL  D  C,  Bank  of  Aslieville 

Painters. 

Acker  "VV  H,  Pub  sq 
FITZPATEICK  E  L,  n  Main,opp  P  O 
EEVEL  A  W,  res  Doubleday's  addition 
Swicegood  L,  Willow  st 
Swink  &  Brown,  s  Main 

Paints  and  Oils. 

BALLAED  &  VAN  GILDEE,  Pub  sq 
CAEMICHAEL  W  C,  s  Main 
SAWYEE  JAS  P,  Pub  sq 

Photographers. 

EOBEETSON  W  T  (stereoscopic  views) 
TAYLOE  &  FOLSOM,  s  Main 

Physicians. 

Burroughs  J  A,  s  w  cor  Pub  sq 
CAIN  D  J,  at  res,  s  Main 
Hale  Amie  M,  at  res,  Patton  av 
HAEDY  J  G,  at  res,  Church  st 
HILLIAED  W  L,  s  Main 
Kennedy  S  D,  over  Kepler's  store 


NELSON  M  L,  at  res,  Woodfin  st 
NOECOP  PEECY  T,  F  E  C  S,  at  res. 

Grove  st 
Sunjmey  D  F,  at  res.  Walnut  st 
WILLIAMS  JNO  HEY,  s  Main 

Planing  Mills, 

BUTTEICK  JAS,  w  end  Patton  av 
Clayton  T  L,  2  m  w  of  C  H 

Railroads. 

Western  North  Carolina,  from  Salisbury 
to  Paint  Eock  ;  and  Ducktown  branch 
of  same,  from  Asheville  to  Pigeon 
Eiver.  Freight  and  passenger  depots 
at  foot  of  Patton  av,  on  French-Broad 
river 

Real  Estate  Agents. 

ASTON  EDWAED  J,  Aston  Court,  s 

Main 
ATKINSON  NATT,  at  res.  Hazel  Hill, 

w  Asheville 
GWYN  WALTEE  B,  office  in  C  H 
Jones  B  M,  at  Bethel's  store 
CHILD  W  S  Jr,  office  in  C  H 

Sewing  Machines. 

"AMEEICAN"  and  "DAVIS,"  J  A 
Porter,  Main  st 

DOMESTIC,  S  E  Chedester  &  Son,  Pat- 
ton av 

Singer  Mfg  Co,  n  Main,  M  H  Moynihan, 
mngr 

WHEELEE  &  WILSON  MFG  CO,  n 
Main,  J  H  Herring,  mngr 

Stoves  and  Tinware. 

(wholesale  and  retail.) 

BALLAED  &  VAN  GILDEE,  Pub  sq 
PENNIMAN  &  CO,  n  Main 

Silverware. 

COWAN  CANADA,  Patton  av 


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ASHEVILLE  COMMEECIAL  DIRECTOEY. 


LAW  J  H,  s  Main,  opp  Eagle  Hotel 

Tanyard. 

BEARDEN,  RANKIN  &  CO,  n  Main 

Telegraph  Companies. 

Asheville     and     Hendersonville,    office 

Eagle  Hotel 
Western  Union,  office  Eagle  Hotel 

Leaf-Tobacco  Dealers. 

Barnard  W  W,  Farmers  W  H 
BARKSDALE  C  H,  Walnut 
BRANCH  THOS  W,  s  Main 
CARTER  J  H,  Willow  st 
CARTER  J  D,  Asheville  W  H 
DRUMMOND  J  A,  Banner  W  H 
France  H  C  &  Co,  under  Asheville  W  H 
France  W  S,  bds  H  C  France 
HENDERSON  BROS,  Walnut  st 
Jordan  J  F,  bds  C  E  Lee 
McCarthy  C  C,  bds  Swannanoa  Hotel 
Norman  W  F,  bds  Eagle  Hotel 
Perrow  B  M,  bds  Swannanoa  Hotel 
Smith  W  F  &  Son 
Starnes  T  C,  Banner  W  H 
Walker  R  P  &  Co,  under  Farmers  W  H 
Williams  J  C,  bds  Dr  D  T  Millard 
Yeatman  T  R,  bds  J  P  Yeatman 


Tobacco  Manufacturers. 

(chewing  and  smoking.) 

MOUNTAIN   ISLAND  MFG  CO,  cor 

Walnut  and  Water  sts 
SHELTON,    JORDAN    &    WORTH, 

Beaver  Dam 

(smoking.) 

HOLMES  E  I  &  CO,  Church  st 
RAY  J  E,  sample-office  Pub  sq 

Tobacco  Stripper. 

BARKSDALE  C  H,  Walnut  st 

Tobacco  Warehouses. 

Asheville,  s  Main 
BANNER,  cor  Walnut  and  Water 
FARMERS,  cor  n  Main  and  Walnut 
RAY'S,  s  Main 

Tinners. 

BALLARD  &  VAN  GILDER,  Pub  sq 
LINDSEY  &  BRO,  Patton  av 
Parker  J  H,  n  Main 

Undertaker. 

Brand  X  &  Co,  cor  u  Main  and  Cherry 


ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY. 


City  Government. 

Mayor — Virgil  S  Lusk,  ofifice  cor  Pub  sq  and  s  Main 
Treasurer — F  M  Miller,  office  at  Penniman  &  Go's 
Chief  of  Police — H  S  Harkins 
Marshal,  and  City  Tax-Collector — A  H  Baird 
City  Engineer — S  F  Venable 

Aldermen— F  M  Miller,  Jno  Hey  Williams,  Thos  W  Patton,  H  C 
Hunt,  Newton  Shepherd 

Fire  Department. 

Jas  P  Sawyer,  Fire  Marshal 

J  R  Rich,  Captain  Volunteer  Fire  Company 

Educational. 

ASHEVILLE  FEMALE  COLLEGE, 

\  College,  Woodfin,  and  White  Oak  sts 

Faculty — Rev  J  Atkins  Jr,   President ;    Rev  T  P  Summers,    B    E 
Atkins,  C  Falk,  Misses  Laura  E  McLoud,  M  Love  Branner,  Cary 
Page,  and  Mary  F  Hawley. 
J  A  Branner,  Business  Supt 

ASHEVILLE  MALE  ACADEMY, 

Academy  st 
S  F  Venable,  Principal ;  H  L  King,  Assistant 

NEWTON  ACADEMY. 
G  W  Snelson,  Principal,  xyi  m  s  of  C  H 

RAVENSCROFT  DIOCESAN  TRAINING  SCHOOL. 
Rev  D  H  Buel,  Principal,  Church  st 

PRIVATE  SCHOOL. 

Miss  Mary  Sawyer,  n  Main,  opp  Woodfin 


68  ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY. 

Churches. 

Baptist — Cor  Woodfin  and  Spruce,  Rev  John  Mitchell,  pastor. 
Episcopal  (Trinity) — Cor  Church  and  Willow,  Rev  Jarvis  Buxton, 

rector. 
Methodist  Episcopal  (South) — Church  st.  Rev  G  C  Rankin,  pastor 
Methodist  Episcopal — Corner  Patton  av  and  Bailey  st,  Rev  W  M 

Bagby,  pastor 
Presbyterian — Church  st,  Rev  J  P  Gammon,  pastor 
Roman  Catholic — Valley  st.  Rev  Mark  S  Gross,  pastor 

COLORED. 

Baptist  (Nazareth) — White  Pine,  Rev  M  W  Wynne,  pastor 
A  M  E  (Zion)— College  st.  Rev  J  W  Wright,  pastor 
Episcopal  (Freedman's  chapel) — Cor  Valley  and  Sycamore,  Rev  S  V 
Berry,  missionary 

CHURCHES  IN  VICINITY  OF  ASHEVILLE. 

M  E  South  (Bethesda)— 3^  m  E 
Methodist  Episcopal  (South) — 3  m  N 
Episcopal — 3  m  N 
Episcopal  (Trinity) — 3^  m  E 

Secret,  Benevolent,  and  other  Societies  and  Associations. 

Cyrene  Commandery,   No.    5. — A  J  Blair,   Eminent  Commander; 

Jordan  Stone,  Secretary.      Meets  first  Wednesday  night    in  each 

month  in  hall  of  Mt  Hermon  Lodge 
Asheville    Chapter,  R  A   M. — A  J   Blair,   High   Priest;    Jordan 

Stone,  Secretarf.      Meets   the   second  Wednesday  night  in  each 

month  in  hall  of  Mt  Hermon  Lodge 
Mt  Hermon  Lodge,  No   118,  A  F  and  A  M.— J  H  Carter,  W  M; 

Saml   H   Reed,   Secretary.     Meets  the  first  Friday  night  in  each 

month  in  their  hall  over  W  T  Weaver's,  Pub  sq 
Swannanoa  Lodge,  K  of  H,  No  646. — G  L  McDonald,  Dictator ; 

Jordan  Stone,  Secretary.     Meets  the  first  and  third  Monday  nights 

in  each  month.     Hall  in  Sluder  building,  n  Main 
French-Broad  Council,  No.  701,  R  A.— John  Hey  Williams,  Regent ; 


ASHEVILLE  CITY  DIRECTORY.  69 

Jordan  Stone,  Secretary.     Meets  in  the  hall  of  Knights  of  Honor 
on  the  second  and  fourth  Monday  nights  in  each  month 
PiSGAH  Castle,  K  G  R. — J  R  Brandon,  Commander;  JWTrimmier, 
Secretary.     Meets  first  Wednesday  of  each  month  at  hall  of  Knights 
of  Honor 

YOUNG  MEN'S  CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION. 

Waldo  H  Ballard,  President ;  Henry  M  Parker,  Secretary.  Rooms 
on  Patton  av 

ASHEVILLE  DIVISION  SONS  OF  TEMPERANCE. 

Officers  elected  quarterly.  Meets  every  Tuesday  night  in  hall  of 
Knights  of  Honor 

ASHEVILLE  CLUB. 

Walter  B  Gvvyn,  President ;  Thos  W  Patton,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 
Rooms  over  Carmichael's  drugstore 

BOARD  OF  TRADE. 

Richmond  Pearson,  President ;  J  E  Rankin  and  T  I  Van  Gilder,  Vice- 
Presidents  ;  Jas  P  Sawyer,  Treasurer ;  Jordan  Stone,  Secretary. 
Meets  monthly  at  rooms  of  Asheville  Club. 

ASHEVILLE  TOBACCO  ASSOCIATION. 

J  H  Carter,  President ;  M  I  Jordan,  Vice-President ;  E  I  Holmes, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer.     Meets  first  Monday  in  each  month. 

ASHEVILLE  LIGHT  INFANTRY. 

W  T  Weaver,  Captain ;  S  Whitlock,  First  Lieutenant ;  Chas  A 
Mosely,  Second  Lieutenant. 

Armory,  third  floor  of  court-house. 

ASHEVILLE  THESPIAN  CLUB. 

W  R  Bearden,  President ;  W  C  Ballard,  Vice-President ;  E  E  Heston, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer.     Rooms,  s  Main  st. 

ASHEVILLE  PUBLIC  LIBRARY  AND  FREE  READING-ROOM. 

Open  every  day,  except  Sunday,  from  9  a  M  to  6  p  m.     Rooms  over 
De  Vault's  drugstore,  s  Main 
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Gazetteer  of  Buncombe  County, 

CONTAINING   A   FULL   LIST   OF   CHURCHES,  HIGH   SCHOOLS, 
SOCIETIES,  &C.  ;   THE   NAMES   OF   ALL 

MERCHANTS,  MECHANICS,  MILL-OWNERS,  MANUFACTURERS,  AND 

PROFESSIONAL  MEN  IN  BUNCOMBE  COUNTY,  OUTSIDE  OF 

ASHEVILLE— ARRANGED   BY  POST-OFFICES;    THE 

NAMES  OF  NEARLY  1,000  FARMERS,  GIVING 

THE  NUMBER  OF  ACRES  OWNED  BY 

EACH,  WITH  DISTANCE  AND 

DIRECTION  OF  RESIDENCE  FROM  NEAREST  POST-OFFICE. 


NOTE. 

When  no  distance  is  given  after  a  name,  it  will  be  understood  that  the  party  lives 
either  immediately  at  the  post-office,  or  less  than  one  mile  distant  from  same— excepting, 
in  a  few  cases,  where  it  was  impossible  to  get  the  correct  location. 

The  names  of  county  subscribers  are  in  no  instance  printed  in  capitals.  But  few 
efforts  were  made  to  dispose  of  books  in  the  county,  the  publisher  relying  on  selling 
most  of  this  edition  after  publication;  in  such  a  case,  it  would  be  obviously  unfair  to 
discriminate. 

ABBREVIATIONS  USED  IN  BUNCOMBE-COUNTY  GAZETTEER. 
A,  acres;  col,  colored;  m,  miles;  N,  north;  P  M  postmaster;  S,  south;  E,  east;  W,  west. 


t 


ALEXANDER. 

Ten  miles  N  by  W  of  Aslieville,  on  W 
N  C  R  R  and  French-Broad  river ;  the 
village  being  built  on  both  side.s  of  the 
stream,  and  connected  by  a  substantial 
wooden  bridge.  Contains  a  first-rate 
hotel,  several  stores  and  mechanics' 
shops,  and  from  50  to  75  inhabitants.  Is 
the  point  for  shipment  of  the  tobacco, 
produce,  and  lumber  of  a  considerable 
section.  A  warehouse  for  the  sale  of 
leaf  tobacco  and  farming  produce  is  now 
in  contemplation,  and  is  designed  to  be 
ready  for  the  crop  of  1883.     Alexander 


has  long  been  a  celebrated  summer 
resort,  and  now,  with  railroad  facilities 
and  large  additions  to  the  already  com- 
modious hotel,  it  is  certain  to  become 
more  popular  than  ever.  A  Farmers' 
Club  and  a  Literary  Society  lend  addi- 
tional attractions  to  the  social  pleasures 
of  the  place ;  while  boating,  fishing,  and 
ten-pin  rolling  can  be  indulged  in  by 
the  lovers  of  more  active  amusements. 

Mails  daily— S  H  Liles,  P  M 

Baird  R,  fancy  groceries,  produce,  and 

fertilizers 
Blackwell  D  A,  livery 


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Blackwell's  "White  Sulphur  Springs,  4  m 
W.     Daily  stages   and   mails.     W  L 
McDowell,  propr 
Canby  Wm,  grist  mill 
Clontz  J  C,  physician 
Gettys  J  W,  blacksmith 
Liles  S  H,  depot  and  express  agt 
McLellan  D  J,  saw  and  grist  mill,  4J  m  W 
Morrison  T  S  &   Co,  genl  mdse.  Nova 

Scotia  plaster,  and  guano 
Peace  Jas,  shoemaker 
Eeese  A  P,  carpenter  and  builder 
Robertson  M  W,  bds  Alexander's  Hotel 
Rudd  Geo,  carpenter 
Shepherd  J  H,  saw  mill,  2  m  E 
Summer  H  A,  carpenter 
Smith  B  J,  propr  Alexander's  Hotel 
Wise  Henry,wheeh\Tight  and  blacksmith 

Churches. 

French-Broad  (union),  li  m  W 
French-Broad  chapel  (union) 

Societies. 

French-Broad     Farmers'    Club  —  N    R 

Blackwell,  Pres  ;  F  R  Curtis,  Secy  and 

Treas 
French -Broad    Literary    Society — J    C 

Baird,  Pres;    M  W  Robertson,  Secy 

and  Treas 

Mag^istrates. 

Peake  Geo  W 
Revis  Thos,  3  m  N  E 
Rogers  J  E 

Principal  Farmers. 

Alexander  A  M,  1140  A 
Allman  Lewis,  109  A,  3h  m  N 
Barrett  Wm,  45  A,  3  m  N 
Bassett  W  P,  100  A,  3  m  N 
Blackwell  D  A,  500  A 
Brown  Wm  I,  79  A,  3  m  W 
Brown  C  C,  40  A 


Euckner  J  R,  259  A 
Clontz  John,  110  A,  2i  m  N 
Clontz  Ged,  120  A,  2\  m  N 
Cole  W  O,  93  A,  4  m  N  E 
Coleman  Isaac  (col),  157  A,  1  m  E 
Curtis  F  R,  500  A 
Candler  C  G,  150  A,  4  m  W 
Embler  F  E,  109  A,  2  m  S 
Ensley  Alfred,  75  A,  3  m  S 
Garrison  W  C,  275  A,  2  m  N 
Gwaltney  J  A,  300  A,  2  m  S 
Hughey  J  P,  94  A,  3  m  N 
Hunter  R  A,  350  A,  2A  m  N 
Hunter  W  C,  42  A,  5  m  N  E 
Hunter  W  H,  284  A,  21  m  N 
Ingram  W  T,  55  A,  2*  m  N 
Martin  A  H,  97  A,  1|  m  E 
Martin  W  Erwin,  128  A,  3J  m  W 
Miles  John,  120  A,  1  m  w" 
Paris  Wm  F,  88  A,  2  m  W 
Paris  David,  130  A,  2  m  S 
Rector  J  P,  43  A,  3  m  N 
Revis  Thos,  155  A,  3  m  N  E 
Roberts  J  M  F,  121  A,  IJ  m  S 
Rogers  B  F,  130  A,  2  m  S 
Rogers  J  N  W,  114  A,  2i  m  S 
Shepherd  Henry,  1156  A,  3  m  N  E 
Sluder  Merritt,  161  A,  3  m  S  W 
Sluder  W  J,  128  A,  3mS 
Sluder  Geo  M,  26  A,  2  m  W 
Smith  B  J,  76  A 
Sprouse  Elias,  76  A,  1  m  E 
Sprouse  E  L,  127  A,  1}  m  E 
Sprouse  John,  160  A,  1  m  N 
Sprouse  Y  A,  109  A,  IJ  m  N 
Waggoner  W  M,  100  A,  2  J  m  E 
White  R  W,  92  A,  5  m  n" 
White  G  M,  400  A,  5  m  N  E 
White  W  H,  126  A,  3  m  N 
Woodson  T  S,  185  A,  3  m  N 

ALTO. 

A    farmers    post-office,   on   S   Turkey 
creek,  15  m  N  W  of  Asheville.    Stock- 


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GAZETTEER  OF  BUNCOMBE  COUNTY. 


raising  is  the  principal  industry  of  the 
surrounding  community.  Alexander  is 
the  nearest  shipping  point. 

Mails  weekly  from  Leicester — D  B 
Ford,  P  M 

Rogers  P  A,  grist  mill,  Ih  m  W 
Trij^ett  Elias,  blacksmith,  1  m  E 

Churches. 

Reynolds'  chapel  (M  E  South),  1  m  E 
Methodist  Episcopal,  1  m  S 

Principal  Farmers. 

Culbertson  M  L,  116  A,  1  m  E 
Ford  D  B,  2iS  A 
Gillaspie  J  F,  IGO  A,  1  m  E 
Robertson  RDF,  525  A 
Robertson  W  L,  587  A 
Swain  AE,  195  A,lJmSW 
Triplett  T  S,  229  A,  1  m  E 

ARDEN. 

An  incorporated  village  of  about  100 
inhabitants,  on  the  proposed  line  of  the 
S  and  A  R  R,  which  is  graded  from  this 
place  to  Asheville  Junction.  The  stage- 
road  between  Aslieville  and  Henderson- 
ville  also  passes  through  the  village  ;  the 
former  town  being  10  miles  N  and  the 
latter  11  miles  S.  Asheville  Junction, 
8  miles  N,  is  the  nearest  shipping  point. 

Mails  daily  by  stage — T  L  Rickman, 
Mayor  and  P  M 

Arden-Park   Hotel,    Rev   T   A   Morris, 

propr,  h  m  N 
Clayton  Robt,  grist  mill  and  blacksmith 

shop,  2i  m  N  W 
Carland  F  B,  shoemaker 
Frady  Silas,  gunsmith,  2  m  N  E 
Ford  J  M,  carpenter,  2  m  N 
Fisher  Squire,  flouring  mill,  li  m  N  W 
Green  Wm,  blacksmith 


Hill  Wm  (col),  brickyard 
Lance  Bros,  genl  mdse,  Ij  m  N  W 
Lance  F  A,  saw  mill,  2  m  S  W 
Lance  F  A,  magistrate,  2  m  W 
Pinner  A  W,  carpenter,  1  m  E 
Rickman  T  L,  genl  mdse 
Rickman  Jolin,  carpenter 
Washington  Amos  (col),  blacksmith 
West  .J  T,  carpenter 

Churches. 

Arden  (Baptist)  (col) 

Mt  Zion  (Methodist),  2  m  N 

Principal  Farmers. 

Beale  C  W,  350  A,  Arden  Park 
Brown  W  J,  500  A,  2  m  N 
Fisher  Squire,  106  A,  1 J  m  N  W 
Frady  N  L,  184  A,  3  m  N 
Glenn  E  R,  132  A,  3  m  N 
Glenn  R  B,  74  A,  3  m  N 
Johnston  T  F,  50  A,  IJ  m  N  W 
Johnston  J  V,  92  A,  3  m  N  W 
Johnston  W  F,  250  A,  3  m  North 
Lance  F  A,  350  A,  3h  m  W 
Lance  J  A,  350  A,  ^  m  W 
Pinner  Ben,  107  A,  2J  m  W 
Powers  W  R,  180  A,  1  m  N  W 
Rice  Marion,  303  A,  3  m  N  W 
Robertson  J  H,  490  A,  1^  m  N 
Robertson  A,  1312  A,  2  m  E 
Robinson  Thos,  150  A,  2  m  E 
Shuford  M  L,  259  A 
Stroup  Silas,  250  A 
Sumner  S  L,  108  A,  2  m  N  W 
Simmer  J  B,  150  A 
Willis  D  S  R,  90  A,  2J  m  W 
Willis  T  L,  75  A 

Asheville  Farmers. 

[Note. — In  all  eases  the  distance  and  direc- 
tion is  from  the  court-house  square.] 

Aiken  J  W,  421  A,  5  m  N 


GAZETTEER  OF  BUNCOMBE  COUNTY. 


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Baird  E,  300  A,  3^  m  N 

Keenan  Hugh,  250  A,  2  ra  N  E 

Baird  J  S  T,  240  A,  4  m  N 

Killian  C  M,  260  A,  3  m  N  E 

Baird  I  V,  206  A,  3  m  N 

Kimberley  T  M,  225  A,  3  m  N 

Baird  Zeb,  280  A 

Lange  J  H,  560  A 

Ballard  G  W,  880  A 

Lance  P  L,  90  A 

Barnard  J  H,  100  A 

Lindsey  G  W,  88  A,  3  m  E 

Barnard  H  E,  58  A,  1  ni  N 

Lusk  Virgil  S,  100,000  A 

Bell  J  M,  104  A 

Lyman  T  B,  170  A 

Brookshire  Jas  M,  115  A 

Martin  Jas  G,  286  A 

Brookshire  Jno  A,  57  A 

McCape  E  L,  450  A,  7  m  E 

Brand  X, 400  A 

McDowell  W  W,  175  A 

Bryson  J  W,  78  A 

McLoud  C  M,  180  A 

Burnett  J  S,  70  A,  2  m  N 

Murphy  Jno  H,  200  A,  3  m  S  E 

Buttrick  Jas,  120  A 

Orr  Mrs  M  M,  200  A,  5  m  S  W 

Chambers  N  T,  750  A 

Orr  Mrs  S  L,  150  A,  5  m  S  W 

Cheesborough  John,  5000  A,  3J  m  S  E 

Owenby  Robt,  92  A 

Clark  J  A,  100  A 

Patton  Mrs  H  K,  205  A 

Connally  J  K,  1^  m  S  W 

Penland  J  A,  116  A 

Cocke  W  M  Jr,  332  A 

Pehland  W  H,  326  A 

Cooper  AD,  112  A 

Pearson  Richmond,   574  A,   Richmond 

Cordell  Alsey,  150  A,  U  m  E 

Hill,  3  m  N  W 

Cordell  D  L,  200  A,  4J  m  E 

Reynolds  Mrs  S  A,  140  A,  3  m  N 

Cowan  Canada,  360  A 

Reynolds  W  T,  242  A 

Cusbman  Walter  S,  146  A,  2 J  m  N  W 

Rossell  W  H,  200  A,  2  m  S 

Corpening  W  G,  125  A 

Reed  Jas  E,  775  A 

Davis  G  W,  76  A 

Sigglekow  A  W,  100  A,  5  m  S  W 

Davis  Asbury,  225  A,  6  m  S  W 

Shelton  S  C,  150  A,  U  m  N  E 

Falls   of   the    Neuse   Mfg  Co,  Sulphur 

Sluder  E,  1500  A 

Springs,  967  A,  4  m  W 

Smith  H  B,  171  A,  2  m  N 

Fagg  M  J,  2000  A 

Smith  L  H,  151  A 

Franks  Jas,  154  A,  3|  m  E 

Smith  W  Marion,  182  A,  5  m  W 

Garrett  A,  179  A,  li  m  S  W 

Smith  D  V,  205  A,  4  m  N 

Greenlee  Alfred  (col),  190  A 

Sondley  Mrs  H  E,  385  A 

Hardy  Dr  J  G,  112  A 

Starnes  J  H,  123  A 

Hawley  Mrs  J  E,  130  A 

Stradley  Rev  Thos,  740  A,  5  m  N 

Hildebrand  Mrs  M  A,  145  A,  2  m  E 

Stradley  Joseph  H,  350  A,  4|  m  N 

Billiard  Dr  W  L,  145  A 

Tennent  Mrs  M  J,  216  A,  6  m  S  W 

Howell  J  L,  572  A,  2h  m  N 

Vance  R  B,  750  A,  5  m  N 

Israel  W  A,  156  A 

Van  Gilder  T  I,  100  A 

Johnston  R  B,  10,000  A 

Way  Mrs  M  H,  230  A,  3  m  N 

Johnston  Thos  D,  210  A 

Wilson  John  W,  73  A 

Jones  J  M,  157  A,  4  m  S  W 

Webb  Jas  A,  250  A 

Jones  J  A,  43  A,  5  m  N 

Whitson  G  W,  250  A,  6  m  S  E 

Jones  Stephen,  850  A 

Young  W  R,  180  A 

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AVERY'S  CREEK. 

Farmers  post-office  on  creek  of  same 
name,  10  miles  S  W  of  Asheville.  The 
principal  crops  cultivated  in  this  section 
are  corn,  wheat,  oats,  and  potatoes.  Ashe- 
ville Junction,  Best  F  O,  8  m  N  E,  is  the 
nearest  shipping  point. 

Mails  tri-weekly  from  Asheville  by 
horseback — Joel  Ingram,  P  M 

Cockrum  Moses,  saw  and  grist  mill,  2  mW 
Collins  Tom,  blacksmith 
Ducker  Wm,  lawyer,  3  m  W 
Graham  Milas  (col),  blacksmith,  3  m  "\V 
Glencoe  Mills,  saw,  grist,  and  furniture 

mfg,  L  M  Hatch,  propr,  4  m  N  W 
Ledbetter  Z  T,  genl  mdse 

Church. 

Avery's  Creek  (union) 

Magistrates. 

Israel  P  J,  1  m  S 
Ledbetter  R,  1  m  N 

Principal  Farmers. 

Bird  T  J,  126  A,  6  m  N  E 
Cockrum  Moses,  660  A,  2  m  W 
Cole  Joel,  79  A,  IJ  m  S 
Creasman  Wm,  125  A,  4  m  N 
Creasman  N  B,  60  A,  5  m  N 
Graham  M  W,  92  A,  2  m  E 
Glenn  M  S,  623  A,  3  m  N 
Israel  P  J,  238  A,  1  m  S 
Jones  Thos,  563  A,  5  m  N 
Jones  Russell,  225  A,  4J  m  N  E 
Lance  M  K,  178  A,  3  m  W 
Lance  J  R,  242  A,  3  m  W 
Ledbetter  Richd,  480  A,  1  m  N 
Ledbetter  Z  T,  125  A 
Ledbetter  C  W,  125  A,  1^  m  S 
Morris  Wm,  500  A,  6  m  N 
Shipman  W  P,  239  A,  2^  m  N 


►Springs  W  T,  100  A,  4i  m  N  E 
Walker  J  W,  281  A,  3  m  W 

BARNARDSVILLE. 

A  farmers  post-office  on  Big  Ivy  creek, 
20  m  N  E  of  Asheville.  Wheat,  corn, 
oats,  and  tobacco  are  cultivated  in  the 
surrounding  country,  but  the  latter  crop 
leads  all  others.  Alexander,  15  m  dis- 
tant, is  the  nearest  shipping  point 

Mails  semi-weekly— J  D  Barnard,  P  M 

Barnard  J  D,  mill  and  tanyard 
Roberts  J  H  &  Co,  genl  mdse 

Churches. 

Big  Ivy  (M  E  South) 
Big  Ivy  (Baptist) 

Principal  Farmers. 

Anders  Jno  G,  200  A,  1  m  S 
Anderson  A  G,  800  A 
Barnard  J  D,  223  A 
Brigman  Joel,  1350  A,  3  m  S 
Burlison  J  M,  225  A,  2  m  S  E 
Burlison  A  J,  120  A,  5  m  E 
Burlison  Jas  W^  300  A,  2  m  E 
Burlison  J  E,  125  A,  2  m  E 
Burlison  A,  60  A,  2  m  E 
Burlison  A  W,  50  A,  2  m  E 
Buckner  N  T,  150  A,  2  m  S 
Carson  N  F,  75  A,  2  m  E 
Carter  Jno  H,  500  A,  1 J  m  S 
Cole  J  R,  116  A,  1  m  E 
Cole  G  W,  292  A,  2  m  N  E 
Cole  A  J,  442  A,  2  m  E 
Dewees  Mrs  Eliza,  325  A,  2  m  N  E 
Dillingham  T  J,  716  A,  5  m  E 
Dillingham  A  B,  3000  A,  2  m  E 
Dillingham  E  F,  1325  A,  4  m  E 
Dillingham  A  G,  655  A,  4  m  E 
Dillingham  W  G,  1246  A,  5  m  E 
Harrall  Martin,  748  A,  6  ra  E 
Hensley  Jas  A,  450  A,  6  m  E 


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Hurst  W  H,  2290  A,  2^  m  N  E 
Hurst  Jno  M,  485  A,  1  m  S 
Hurst  J  E,  140  A,  1  ni  S  W 
Hurst  J  C,  1200  A,  2^  m  N  E 
Plyder  W  D,  70  A,  1  m  N 
Ingle  A  E,  200  A 
Ingle  A  Erwin,  250  A,  3  m  S 
Liltlejolin  E  F,  200  A,  3  m  N  E 
Maney  J  J,  665  A 
McKinney  J  H,  50  A 
Russell  Mrs  Jane,  387  A 
Whittimore  Martin,  450  A,  1  m  N 
Whittimore  C  C,  250  A,  2  m  N 
Williams  S  F,  500  A,  2i  m  S 
Williams  C  F,  100  A 

BEST. 

Called  Asheville  Junction  by  the  R  R 
Co  and  Swannanoa  Bridge  by  nearly 
everybody  else,  but  Best  by  the  Post- 
Office  Department.  A  station  on  West- 
ern North  Carolina  R  R,  at  the  pro- 
posed junction  of  tlie  Spartanburg  and 
Asheville  R  R,  2  m  S  of  Asheville 
C  H.  Is  the  shipping  point  for  a  con- 
siderable region  to  the  S,  S  E  and  S  W. 
Extensive  improvements  in  the  shape 
of  new  buildings,  and  the  filling  up  of 
Blowgun  Gulch,  long  a  dangerous  pitfall 
for  the  inebriated  pilgrim — have  lately 
been  originated.  The  Swannanoa  here 
runs  through  wide  and  fertile  bottoms, 
upon  which  almost  any  crop  can  be 
grown  with  profit.  The  Post-Ofiice  pays 
more  than  any  other  in  the  county, 
Asheville  excepted 

Mails  daily— T  M  Porter,  P  M 

Alexander  B  J,  grist  and  saw  mills,  3  m 

SW 
Alexander  W  J,  grist  and  saw  mills,  4i  m 

S  W 
Currie  J  H,  division  master  W  N  C  R  R 
Cocke  &  Roberts,  flouring  mill,  3  m  E 


Davison  J  P,  publisher  "Asheville  City 
Directory  and  Buncombe  Co  Gazet- 
teer," res  18,231  Hash  av 

Neal  T  D,  plasterer 

Neal  J  R,  plasterer 

Pressley  Jas,  blacksmith 

Parker  H  M,  florist  and  market  garden- 
er, 1  m  E 

Patton  H  C,  elks  T  M  Porter 

Penland  N  A,  carpenter,  2  m  S 

Porter  T  M,  genl  mdse  and  livery 

Reed  Joseph,  genl  mdse,  saw  and  grist 
mill 

Sales  W  C,  saw  and  grist  mill,  4  m  E 

Sigmon  A  Y,  lumberyard 

Smith  A  M,  section  master  W  N  C.  R  R 

Smith  Mrs  M  A,  hotel 

Stevens  D  M,  saw  and  grist  mill,  3  ra  S 

Swannanoa  Dairy,  1  m  W 

Tennent  J  A,  architect  and  civil  engineer 

Tennent  G  B,  summer  boarding.  Antler 
Hall,  2^  m  W 

Webb  Cha<,  depot  agent  W  N  C  R  R,  res 
211  Hash  av 

West  Alex,  carpenter,  2  m  S  E 

Whitson  G  W,  saw  and  grist  mills,  3  m  E 

Wilson  J  C,  plasterer 

Worley  Geo  W,  carpenter,  3  m  S  E 

Churches. 

Gashes  Creek  (union),  3  m  E 
Shiloh  (A  M  E),  UmS 
Swannanoa  Hill  (Baptist),  2  m  S  W 
West's  Meeting  House  (M  E  South),  2^ 
mSE 

Magistrate. 

Penland  N  A,  2  m  S 

Principal  Farmers. 

x\.lexander  B  J,  307  A,  3  m  S  W 
Alexander  W  J,  400  A,  4  m  S  W 
Bailey  J  N,  81  A,  lA  m  S 
Brookshire  Mrs  Mary,  30  A,  2  m  E 
Brookshire  Thos  J,  68  A,  2\  m  E 


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Cheesborough  W  P,  105  A 
Cordell  J  H,  158  A,  5  m  S  E 
Creasman  L,  97  A,  1  m  S 
Davidson  J  C,  300  A,  IJ  m  S  E 
Davis  T  K,  50  A,  1  m  S 
McDowell  Mrs  Julia  A,  75  A,  1  m  S 
Patton  T  T,  128  A,  2  m  E 
Patton  F  P,  715  A,  res  11  m  S' 
Parker  H  M,  40  A,  1  m  E 
Penland  Harvey  H,  113  A,  2i  m  S  E 
Penland  N  A,  190  A,  2  m  S 
Eandall  F,  90  A 
Reed  Joseph,  1250  A 
Reed  M  L,  470  A,  2^  m  E 
Reed  T  J,  100  A 
Roberts  Thos  T,  150  A,  2  m  S  E 
Sales  Mrs  Margaret,  250  A,  5  m  S  E 
Sales  W  B,  44  A,  3J  m  E 
Sales  W  H,  455  A,  5  m  E 
Sales  Theo,  112  A,  3  m  E 
Smith  Moses,  140  A,  4^  m  E 
Sievens  R  M,  254  A,  2  m  E 
Stevens  Mrs  Nancy,  126  A,  2  m  S 
Stevens  D  M,  117  A,  3  m  S 
Stevens  F  M,  384  A,  4  m  S 
Stevens  T  N,  275  A 
Tennent  Mrs  E  H,  120  A,  2^  m  W 
Weaver  Dr  J  B,  224  A,  1  m  E 
West  Geo  W,  550  A,  2  m  W 
West  Alex,  210  A,  2  m  S  E 
Williams  Robt,  300  A,  3  ra  S  E 
Wilson  T  F,  440  A,  U  m  S  E 
Worley  G  W,  114  A,  3  m  S  E 
Worley  R  F,  325  A,  3  m  E 
Worley  W  C,  170  A,  3J  m  E 


BLACK-MOUNTAIN 
TION. 


STA- 


A  station  on  W  N  C  R  R,  18  m 
E  of  Asheville.  Surrounded  by  a  small 
area  of  fine  bottom  lands,  drained  by  the 
waters  of  Flat  creek.  Is  a  point  for  the 
shipment  of  considerable  lumber. 


Mails  daily— J  M  Stepp,  P  M 

Aldrich  L  S,  engineer  W  N  C  R  R 

Bobbitt  Jno  W,  depot  and  express  agt 

Brown  T  K,  flouring  mill,  1  m  S  W 

Burnett  M  L,  saw  and  grist  mill,  4  m  N 

Burnett  W  H,  hotel 

Daugherty  S  F,  genl  mdse  and  boarding 

Daugherty  J  W,  grist  mill 

Daugherty  J  W,  carpenter 

Daugherty  Nelson  (col),  blksmith,  1  m  W 

Kerlee  C  P,  blacksmith 

Kerlee  E  B  &  E  R,  carpenters 

Kerlee  Mrs  L  J,  boarding 

Knupp  Wiley,  carpenter 

McKoy  J  M,  genl  mdse  and  boarding 

Rymer  T  B,  carjienter 

Watkins  J  M,  carpenter 

Churches. 

Tabernacle  (M  E  South),  Rev  S  S  Weth- 

erly,  pastor,  2^  m  W 
North  Fork  (Baptist),  Rev  T  K  Brown, 

pastor,  4  m  N  W 

Magistrates. 

Daugherty  J  W 
McNair  Jas,  1  m  S 
Stepp  John,  1  m  W 

Principal  Farmers. 

Burnett  M  L,  300  A,  4  m  N 
Burnett  Mrs  Ann,  120  A,  4  m  N  W 
Burnett  T  L,  191  A,  4  m  N 
Daugherty  Lemuel,  543  A,  li  m  S 
Daugherty  L  L,  107  A,  1  m  W 
Daugherty  S  F,  260  A 
Fortune  Geo  M,  219 "A,  2^  m  S  W 
Fortune  Thos  A,  200  A,  3  m  W 
Goodson  W  E,  270  A,  2-1  m  S  E 
Gragg  W  A  Jr,  180  A,  3  m  N 
Gragg  Allen,  50  A,  2  m  W 
Hamby  A  B,  130  A,  2  m  W 
Hemphill  Mrs  Lou,  150  A,  1  m  W 
Jones  M,  112  A,  2  m  W 


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Kelly  Wm,  230  A,  2  m  N 
Kerlee  L  J,  154  A 
Kerlee  E  B  &  E  E,  811  A 
Lytle  Geo  L,  182  A,  2  m  W 
Lytle  T  L,  186  A,  2  m  W 
McNair  Jas,  494  A,  1  m  S 
Mitchell  S  W,  167  A,  2i  m  W 
Morris  A  F,  100  A,  2J  m  W 
Padgett  Jas  M,  135  A,  li  m  N  E 
Porter  Mrs  S  M,  65  A,  3  m  W 
Stepp  Mrs  I  A,  228  A,  4  m  W 
Stepp  John,  880  A,  1  m  W 
Stepp  J  M,  285  A 
Stepp  A  H,  250  A,  IJ  m  N 
Walker  J  H,  150  A,  3  m  N 
Walker  J  W,  125  A,  IJ  m  N  W 
Walker  Jas  W  Sr,  150  A,  4  m  N 
Watkins  J  M,  68  A 

BUSBEE. 

A  farmers  post-office,  7  m  S  of  Ashe- 
ville,  on  Heudersonville  stage  road,  and 
near  the  proposed  line  of  S  &  A  R  E. 
Wheat,  rye,  and  corn  are  the  principal 
productions  of  the  vicinity.  On  Squire 
Murray's  farm  are  found  three  distinct 
varieties  of  mineral  waters — chalybeate, 
yellow  sulphur,  and  a  mixture  of  both. 
Asheville  Junction  (Best  P  O),  5  m  N,  is 
the  nearest  shipping  point 

Mails  daily  by  stage— W  R  Murray  P  M 

Churches. 

New  Salem  (Baptist),  1  m  S 
Mt  Zion  (Methodist),  1  m  W 

Magistrates. 

Eice  J  S,  3  m  W 
Johnston  F  M,  3J  m  W 

Principal  Farmers. 

Bell  G  W,  150  A,  1  m  S 
Brown  Burton,  160  A,  li  m  N  W 
Bro^vn  Nathan,  148  A,  li  m  N  W 
Case  A  E,  105  A,  1^  m  S 

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Hampton  C  E,  147  A,  2  m  S  W 
Lance  M  A,  125  A,  1  m  S  W 
Merrill  A,  552  A,  3  m  N  E 
Merrill  D,  820  A,  2  m  E 
Murray  W  E,  551  A 
Murray  S  L,  100  A,  2^  m  N 
Murray  U  D,  50  A,  1  m  N 
Pinner  Miss  A,  233  A,  1  m  S  E 
Pinner  Leander,  1246  A,  li  m  N  E 
Pinner  Mrs  Martha,  370  A,  L]  m  N  E 
Pinner  Monroe,  50  A,  1^  m  E 
Pressly  W  H,  122  A,  2  m  W 
Shroat  P  J,  206  A,  2^  m  S  E 
Sumner  J  H,  125  A,  2  m  N  W 

COOPER'S. 

A  station  on  W  N  C  E  E,  13  m  E 
of  Asheville,  close  to  Swannanoa  river, 
in  the  centre  of  a  rich  farming  district ; 
is  the  shipping  point  for  a  large  sec- 
tion of  country.  Contains  a  hotel,  three 
stores,  several  mechanics'  shops,  &c 

Mails  daily— Mrs  A  L  Gladwell,  P  M 

Clift  Chas,  physician,  IJ  m  E 

Cooper  A  D  (Asheville),  saw  and  grist 

mill 
Coggins  J  W,  saw  rnill,  5  m  N 
Denny  J  H,  blacksmith 
Daugherty  Tom  (col),  blacksmith 
Gladwell  Mrs  A  L,  genl  mdse  and  hotel 
Maynard  John  M,  carpenter 
Melton  Berry,  saw  and  grist  mill 
Muller  W  O  (Asheville),  distillery,  1  m 

SE 
Patterson  R  H,  carpenter,  1  m  N 
Patton  John  M,  carpenter,  2  m  N  W 
Porter  W  Y,  genl  mdse 
White  J  R  &  J  J,  carpenters 
Wilson  W  H,  genl  mdse 
Wilson  R  I,  physician 

Magistrates. 


Patterson  R  H,  1  m  N 
Mitchell  S  W 


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Churches. 

Cooper's  (Baptist) 

Pine   Grove    (Presbyterian),    Rev   J   P 
Gammon,  pastor,  IJ  m  N  W 

Principal  Farmers. 

Alexander  G  N  Jr,  421  A,  1  m  E 
Alexander  J  H,  100  A 
Coggins  J  W,  1031  A,  5  m  N 
Davidson  S  W  Jr,  174  A,  1  m  N 
Davidson  S  W  Sr,  192  A,  1  m  N  W 
Davidson  J  H,  80  A,  IJ  m  N  W 
Davidson  W  F  Jr,  80  A,  U  m  N  W 
Hemphill  W  Mc,  872  A 
Hemphill  W  C,  500  A 
Patton  Jas  L  Sr,  500  A,  1  ra  N 
Patton  J  M,  193  A,  2  m  N  W 
Polk  Thos  J,  100  A 
Porter  W  Y,  85  A 
Smith  Murray,  180  A 
Sorrell  M  W,  215  A 
Wilson  R  I,  425  A 
Wilson  J  M,  300  A,  1  m  E 
White  T  L,  95  A,  1  m  E 

DEMOCRAT. 

Farmers  post-office  18  m  N  E  of  Ashe- 
ville,  on  the  Burnsville  road.  Wheat 
corn,  and  tobacco  are  extensively  culti- 
vated in  the  neighborhood,  but  tobacco 
is  the  leading  crop ;  as,  indeed,  it  is  of 
this  entire  section  of  the  county.  Alex- 
ander,  14  m  distant,  is  the  nearest  ship 
ping  point 

Mails  daily  from  Asheville  and  Burns- 
ville— Jno  A  Carter,  P  M 

Carter's  Mills,  saw  and  grist,  1  m  S  E 
Woodward  Jas  H,  genl  mdse,  1  m  S  E 

Churches. 

Pleasant  Gap  (Methodist  Protestant),  1 

mN 
Antioch  (Baptist),  1  m  S 


Principal  Farmers. 

Buckner  J  A  Jr,  190  A,  1  m  S 
Carson  M  H,  90  A 
Carter  J  S,  420  A,  1  m  S  E 
Carter  D  W,  312  A,  1  m  S 
Carter  Mrs  Elvira,  290  A,  1  m  S 
Carter  S  P,  912  A 
Carter  Z  J,  514  A,  1  m  S 
Carter  Jno  A,  1000  A 
Dula  Rev  T  M,  92  A,  1  m  S 
Forrester  M  O,  120  A,  1  m  S  E 
Garrison  T  J,  560  A,  2  m  S 
Greenwood  W,  1373  A,  1  m  S 
McKinney  C  W,  70  A,  1  m  S  W 
McLean  B  J  S,  188  A 
Metcalf  Q  S,  130  A,  1  m  S 
Woodward  J  H,  98  A,  1  m  S  E 

FAIRVIEW. 

A  farmers  post-office  in  the  beautiful 
and  fertile  valley  of  Cane  creek,  12  m 
S  E  of  Asheville,  on  the  Rutherfordton 
road.  Asheville  Junction  (Best),  10  m 
N  E,  is  the  nearest  shipping  point 

Mails  tri-weekly — Jason  Ashworth,P  M 

Ashworth  Jason,  genl  mdse 

Callahan  J  H,  cabinetmkr 

Cooper  R  W,  physician,  1  m  W 

Dalton  Jas,  blacksmith 

Jay  Mrs  M  J,  grist  and  saw  mill,  2  m  W 

.Jones  Mrs  M  J,  flour,  grist,  and  saw  mills 

Merrill  Saml,  genl  mdse 

Miller  J,  grist  and  saw  mill,  3  m  N 

Mitchell  J  W,  saw  mill,  2  m  N 

Pinkerton  A  H,  saw  mill,  3  m  N 

Sherrill  Mrs,  hotel,  Hickorynut  Gap,  3 

mSW 
Stroup  W  H,  saw  mill,  2^^  m  W 
Whittaker  D  F,  saw  and  grist  mill,  3J 


SW 


Magistrates. 


Lanning  L  A,  3  m  N  W 
Young  T  J,  3  m  S  W 


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Churches. 

Cane  Creek  (Baptist),  Eev  J  M  Hilliard, 

pastor 
Concord  (Baptist),  5  m  W 
Dry  Pond  (Baptist),  (col),  4  m  W 
Methodist  (col),  4  m  W 
Tweed's  chapel  (M  E  South),  Eev  S  S 

Wetherley,  pastor,  4J  m  S  W 
Sharon  (M  E  South),  Eev  S  S  Wetherley, 

pastor,  li  m  W 

Principal  Farmers. 

Alexander  Jno  B,  225  A,  1  m  S  W 
Ashworth  Johnson,  355  A 
Ashworth  Jason,  408  A 
Ashworth  Eufus,  110  A,  1  m  E 
Brank  Eobt  W,  500  A,  3  m  S 
Casey  Henry,  928  A,  2^  m  E 
Clayton  Eobt  C,  125  A,  2^-  m  W 
Clayton  E,  70  A,  3  m  N  E 
Cooper  Alex,  361  A,  2  m  W 
Cooper  Adam  J,  175  A,  1  m  W 
Cooper  Dr  E  W,  57  A,  1  m  W 
Ear  wood  Thos  Sr,  1050  A,  4  m  N  W 
Freeman  Jerome  B,  107  A 
Garren  Eiley,  258  A,  31  m  S  W 
Garren  Jesse,  196  A,  3  m  E 
Grant  Henry,  229  A 
Harper  Peter,  196  A 
Hambey  Mrs  L  L,  188  A,  2  m  N  W 
Jenkins  Mrs  Naomi,  150  A,  3  m  W 
Jenkins  Julius  L,  132  A,  3  m  W 
Jenkins  Henry,  335  A,  2  m  N  W 
Jones  Mrs  Mary  J,  154  A 
Lanning  Jas,  135  A 
Lanning  J  M,  312  A 
Lynch  Geo  W,  371  A,  2  ra  S  E 
Lytle  Alberto,  710  A,  5  m  S  W 
Lytle  Littleton,  375  A,  2|  m  W 
Merrill  Saml,  165  A 
Merrill  Wm  A,  150  A,  1  m  E 
Merrill  Jno  Mc,  141  A,  1^  m  S 
Miller  Thos  J,  1060  A,  2  m  N  W 
MitcheU  Jno  C,  124  A,  1  m  N 


McBrayer  Jno  F,  260  A,  2i  m  E 
Nesbitt  Thos  L,  575  A,  4  m  N 
Owenby  Oliver  D,  325  A,  2  m  W 
Patton  Aaron  F,  154  A,  3  m  S 
Pinkerton  Jas,  1014  A,  3  m  N 
Pinkerton  Alf  H,  400  A,  2  m  N 
Eedmond  Thos  B,  240  A,  2  m  N  W 
Eeed  Mrs  Mary,  462  A,  2  m  E 
Eight  Eobt  P,  355  A,  5i  m  N  E 
Eight  Jno  E,  235  A,  4  m  N  W 
Sherrill  John  J,  130  A,  2  m  E 
Sherrill  Jas  B,  424  A,  3  m  S  E 
Smart  Thos  L,  240  A,  1  m  N  W 
Spivey  Ben  F,  439  A,  4  m  N  W 
Toms  Jas  F,  628  A,  2  m  S  E 
Trantham  Jas,  231  A,  2  m  N  W 
Whittaker  Mrs  Margaret,  200  A,  1^  m 

NE 
Whittaker  Henry,  900  A,  1§  m  N 
Whittaker  David  F,  234  A,  4  m  S  W 
Williams  Sarah,  416  A,  3  m  S 
Williams  Jesse,  60  A,  3  m  S  W 
Young  Mrs  Eebecca,  207  A,  3J  m  S  W 

FLAT  CREEK. 

A  farmers  post-office,  on  creek  of  same 
name,  11  m  N  of  Asheville,  on  Burns- 
ville  road.  Wheat,  corn,  oats,  and  to- 
bacco are  cultivated  extensively  in  the 
neighborhood.  Alexander  is  the  nearest 
shipping  point,  6  m  distant 

Mails  daily— J  E  Brigman,  P  M 

Anderson ,  blacksmith 

Brigman  Solomon,  genl  mdse  and  tanyard 
Filer  J  C,  blacksmith 
Eller  W  C,  magistrate 
Watson  S  A,  physician 

Church. 

Flat  Creek  (Baptist) 

Principal  Farmers. 

Brank  A  M,  425  A,  li  m  E 
Chambers  AV  K,  392  A,  2  m  E 


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Cole  M  C,  250  A,  3  m  E 

Cole  J  M,  87  A,  2^  in  E 

Eller  J  C,  163  A 

Eller  J  P,  202  A,  1  m  W 

Eller  W  C,  117  A 

Fox  J  J,  154  A,  3  m  N  W 

Fox  J  D,  79  A,  3  m  N 

Garrison  W  J  M,  93  A,  IJ  m  N 

Garrison  J  W,  56  A,  1^  m  N 

Gentry  J  R,  46  A,  1  m  W 

Penland  B  F,  150  A 

Penland  T  B,  75  A,  1  m  W 

Pickens  R  H,  127  A,  3  m  N  W 

Ramsey  Mrs  Rena,  190  A,  IJ  m  N  E 

Roberts  Mrs  Mary  E,  157  A,  IJ  m  W 

Roberts  H  C,  120  A,  1  m  E 

Roberts  J  H,  158  A,  IJ  m  W 

Roberts  W  S,  215  A,  1  m  E 

FOXVILLE. 

A    farmers    post-office    on  S  fork  of 
Reems'  creek,  12  m  N  E  of  Aslieville 

Mails  semi-weekly  by  liorseback  from 
Asheville— E  M  Jones,  P  M 


Church- 


South  Fork 


Principal  Farmers. 

Ballard  David,  250  A 
Ballard  Jno  H,  125  A 
Jones  E  M,  180  A 

GRANTVILLE. 

A  farmers  post-office,  15  m  N  of 
Asheville,  at  Forks  of  Ivy.  Tobacco 
and  wheat  are  the  leading  crops  raised 
in  the  vicinity 

Mails  semi-weekly  from  Marshall, 
Madison  co,  10  m  distant,  the  nearest 
shipping  point — A  L  Logan,  P  M 

Buckner  B  F,  genl  mdse,  blacksmith  and 

wagon  shop 
Deaver  W  H,  flour,  saw,  and  grist  mills 


Church. 

Forks  of  Ivy  (Baptist) 

Principal  Farmers. 

Beachboard  Jas,  51  A,  1  m  S 
Buckner  B  F,  100  A,  1^  m  S 
Davis  W  M,  61  A,  1  m  S 
Logan  A  L,  413  A 
Sams  L  W,  250  A,  1  m  S  W 

HAREINS. 

A  "catch"  office  on  Ducktown  Branch 
of  W  N  C  R  R,  6.]  m  W  by  S  of  Ashe- 
ville. Situated  on  Ragsdale  creek,  a 
branch  of  Hominy,  in  the  centre  of  an 
industrious  farming  community 

Mails  daily— T  J  Harkins,  P  M 

Gudger  David,  physician,  2  m  S 
Harkins  T  J,  carpenter 
Hawkins  Joseph,  wagon  shop 
Norman  S  S,  magistrate 
Stevens  S  N,  flouring  mills,  2  m  S  E 

Church. 

Sand  Hill  (Presbyterian),  1  m  S 

Principal  Farmers. 

Candler  T  J,  270  A 

Harkins  T  J,  83  A 

Henry  Mrs  C  C,  601  A 

Hyatt  Mrs  M  L,  150  A,  1^  m  N 

Jones  Mrs  M  E,  127  A,  1  m  N  W 

Lorick  M  C,  76  A 

Nichols  Jas,  81  A,  2  m  S 

Starnes  A  H,  280  A,  2  m  N 

Starnes  J  R,  210  A,  2  m  N 

Starnes  C  N,  154  A,  2  m  N 

Stevens  S  N,  220  A,  2  m  S  E 

HIGH  ENOB. 

A  farmers  post-office  on  Turkey  creek, 
11  m  N  W  of  Asheville.    In  the  sur- 


GAZETTEER  OF  BUNCOMBE  COUNTY. 


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rounding  neigliborhood  tobacco  planting 
is  extensively  pursued,  and  wheat,  corn, 
and  oats  are  also  cultivated  to  a  consid- 
erable extent.  Alexander,  6  m  E,  is  the 
nearest  shipping  point 

Mails  semi-weekly  from  Marshall, 
Madison  co,  by  horseback — Miss  M  E 
Hawkins,  P  M 

Gudger  A  M,  saw  and  grist  mills,  1  m  N 

Ingle  J  P,  carpenter 

Ingle  A  M,  carpenter 

Teague  &  Hawkins,  genl  mdse,  1  m  N 

Churches. 

Turkey  Creek  (Baptist),  1  m  N 
Penland's  chapel  (M  E  South),  1^1  m  N  W 

Principal  Farmers. 

Filmot  L  D,  144  A,  U  m  W 
Hawkins  T  N,  165  A 
Hawkins  Ben  J,  137  A 
Hawkins  J  C,  167  A 
Hawkins  A  B,  172  A 
Hawkins  Eobt,  155  A 

HOMINY  CREEK. 

A  station  on  Ducktown  Branch  of  W 
N  C  E  R,  10  m  W  by  S  from  Asheville, 
on  creek  of  same  name.  Is  a  place  of 
great  resort  for  summer  tourists,  who 
find  here  the  very  spot  in  which  to  re- 
cuperate from  the  turmoil  of  city  and 
business  life.  Mt  Pisgah,  towering  to  an 
altitude  of  nearly  6,000  ft,  is  a  striking 
object  in  the  landscape ;  the  summit  being 
12  m  S  W  from  here 

Hominy  Creek  contains  a  good  hotel, 
a  store,  a  mill  and  tanyard,  several  me- 
chanics' shops,  &c.  Is  the  principal 
trading  and  shipping  point  for  a  large 
section  of  fine  farming  country;  the 
leading    crops    cultivated  being  wheat, 


corn,  potatoes,  and  fruits ;  stock  raising 
to  a  considerable  extent  is  also  indus- 
triously pursued 

Mails  daily— J  M  Thrash,  P  M  and 
depot  agent 

Boyd  Wilson,  steam  saw  mill,  2^  m  S 
Candler  W  G,  saw  mill,  1  m  W 
Cathey  J  L,  shoemkr,  4  m  N  W 
Courtney  J  H,  shoemkr,  1  m  N  E 
Dryman  &  Netherton,  saw  mill,  5  m  S 
Herren  H  L,  nursery,  4  m  N 
Jones  R  L,  grist  and  saw  mill,  IJ  m  E 
.Justice  G  B,  wagonmkr,  1  m  W 
Justice  &  Co,  saw  mill,  3  m  S  W 
Lindsey  N  F  &  Son,  blacksmiths 
Luther  Solomon,  hotel 
Merrill  A  J,  genl  mdse,  1  m  W 
Sharp  Elijah,  grist  and  saw  mill,  2  m  N 
Thrash  J  M  &  Co,  genl  mdse,  flouring 

mill,  and  tanyard 
Thrash  G  H,  physician,  1  m  E 
Thrash  A  B,  nursery,  1^  m  N  E 
Warren  J  M,  saw  mill,  6  ra  S  W 
Warren  R  P,  chairmkr,  1  m  W 
Warren  Uriah,  chairmkr,  3  m  W 
Warren  Andrew,  saw  and  grist  mill,  4  m 

SW 
Young  W  H,  painter,  2  m  W 

Churches. 

Hice  Hill  (union),  2  m  N 

Hominy   (Baptist),  Rev  W   W   Wells, 

pastor,  2  m  W 
Montmorency  (M  E  South),  Rev  W  D 

Akers,  pastor,  1  m  W 
Pisgah  (M  E  South),  Rev  W  D  Akers, 

pastor,  6  m  S  W 
Snow  Hill  (M  E  South),  Rev  W  D  Akers, 

pastor,  3  m  N 
Stony  Fork  (Baptist),  Rev  E  J  Morgan, 

pastor,  8  m  S  W 
Trull's  chapel  (M  E),  4  m  N  W 
Zion  (A  M  E),  2  m  N  E 


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Magistrates. 

Cole  W  V,  4  m  N 
Green  W  H,  2  m  S  W 
Howell  G  W,  4  m  S  W 
Morgan  Jesse  AV,  H  m  S 
Penley  W  D,  2  m  N 

Principal  Farmers. 

Alexander  H  N,  100  A,  4  m  E 

Boyd  Wilson,  50  A,  6  m  S  W 

Ballard  T  A,  400  A,  6  m  S  W 

Brooks  Chas,  500  A,  3  m  N 

Brooks  Mrs  Elizabeth,  175  A,  3  m  S  W 

Brooks  David,  115  A,  2  m  N 

Brittain  T  D,  352  A,  3J  m  S  E 

Candler  W  G,  1250  A,  1  m  W 

Clark  W  F,  112  A,  2^  m  S  W 

Clark  W  P,  85  A,  1  m  N  W 

Cathey  J  L,  145  A,  4  m  N  W 

Cole  J  J,  150  A,  4  m  N 

Cole  E  C,  315  A,  4  m  N 

Crowell  W  W,  455  A,  2J  m  S  E 

Culbertson  W  H  Sr,  45  A,  4  m  N 

Culbertson  W  H  Jr,  100  A,  4  m  N 

Curtis  G  W,  174  A,  6  m  S  W 

Curtis  W  H,  119  A,  4  m  N  W 

Daves  H  W,  300  A,  5  m  S 

Davis  J  B,  358  A,  6  m  S  W 

Davis  H  J,  1000  A,  8  m  S  W 

Davis  U  W,  250  A,  7  m  S  W 

Foster  E  C,  30  A,  6  m  S  W 

Gaston  J  P,  883  A,  3  m  S  E 

Green  White  H,  130  A,  1  m  N 

Green  Williams,  327  A,  2  m  S  W 

Gudger  D  M,  135  A,  4  m  E 

Gudger  D  F,  193  A,  2^  m  W 

Henry  R  N,  94  A,  1^  m  N  W 

Herren  H  L,  150  A,  4  m  N 

Howell  F  B,  100  A,  1  m  N 

Howell  G  W,  325  A,  4  m  S  W 

Holcome  J  H,  400  A,  3  m  N 

Hyatt  R  H,  260  A,  4^  m  N  W 

Israel  J  T,  327  A,  4  m  S  W 

Israel  W  L,  110  A,  6  m  S  W 


Israel  L  Y,  100  A,  6J  m  S  W 

Jones  R  LaF,  600  A,  2^  m  S  E 

Jones  J  R,  157  A,  3  m  E 

Jones  W  H,  112  A,  3  m  W 

Justice  W  T,  355  A,  2  m  N  W 

Luther  Solomon,  900  A 

Luther  H  A,  273  A,  3  m  N  W 

Merrill  A  J,  108  A,  1  m  W 

McAfee  Ambrose,  100  A,  2  m  N  W 

Miller  J  I,  195  A,  4  m  S  W 

Miller  Misses  P  A  &  E  C,  120  A,  4  m  S  W 

Miller  Jacob  M,  192  A,  3J  m  S  W 

Morgan  J  L,  140  A,  3  m  N  W 

Morgan  B  L,  191  A,  IJ  m  S 

Morgan  Wm,  200  A,  4  m  W 

Morgan  E  J,  69  A,  6  m  S  W 

Morgan  Rev  E,  240  A,  4  m  W 

Morgan  Jones  H,  400  A,  5  m  N  W 

Morgan  W  Y,  100  A,  2h  m  W 

Morgan  Jas  M,  185  A,  6  m  S  W 

Morgan  A  B,  690  A,  li  m  S 

Morgan  S  M,  1019  A,  2J  m  S  E 

Morgan  J  W,  215  A,  IJ  m  S 

Neal  Thos,  95  A,  3  m  S  W 

Penland  G  W,  183  A,  1  m  E 

Penley  W  D,  100  A,  2  m  W 

Peeples  Wash,  265  A,  5  m  S  W 

Peeples  W  L,  215  A,  6  m  S  W 

Reeves  T  C,  125  A,  4  m  S  E 

Reeves  Larkin,  128  A,  2  m  S 

Rice  Jas  W,  200  A,  2^  m  W 

Robertson  W  J,  153  A,  8  m  S  W 

Sharp  J  P,  132  A,  2J  m  N 

Starnes  T  A,  214  A,  2  m  S  E 

Smathers  N  A,  193  A,  4  m  S  W 

Thrash  G  H,  200  A,  1  m  E 

Thrash  J  M,  106  A 

Thrash  D  V,  172  A,  2  m  N 

Thrash  A  B,  169  A,  IJ  m  S  E 

Trull  B  R,  103  A,  4  m  N  W 

Warren  Andrew,  253  A,  4  m  S  W 

Warren  W  B,  188  A,  4  m  S  W 

Warren  J  S,  45  A 

Warren  Uriah,  213  A,  4  m  S  W 

Wolfe  J  P  &  Co,  175  A,  li  m  N  W 


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Wright  Wm,  227  A,  4  ra  N 
Young  J  L,  227  A,  2  ni  W 
Young  S  F,  200  A,  3i  ra  W 

LEICESTER. 

An  incorporated  village  of  about  200 
inhabitants,  10  m  W  by  N  from  Ashe- 
ville.  Situated  on  the  waters  of  New 
Found  creek,  in  the  midst  of  a  fertile 
country,  which  produces  largely  of  wheat, 
corn,  and  tobacco.  The  town  was  founded 
about  the  beginning  of  the  late  war,  and 
is  named  in  honor  of  Leicester  Chapman, 
who  was  the  first  to  open  business  in  the 
place.  It  now  contains  seven  stores,  one 
hotel,  several  mechanics' shops  (all  doing 
a  thriving  business),  a  seminary,  two 
churches,  &c.  Leicester  is  very  pleas- 
antly located  in  a  narrow  valley,  from 
whose  sides  springs  of  living  water  gush 
in  great  abundance. 

Turkey-Creek  camp-ground,  1  m  W, 
is  the  scene  of  an  immense  gathering  an- 
nually, in  August,  when  a  "  camp-meet- 
ing "  is  held  under  the  auspices  of  the 
M  E  Church  South.  Thousands  of  peo- 
ple, including  many  of  the  summer  vis- 
itors, flock  here  on  these  occasions. 

Leicester  is  remarkable  from  the  fact 
that  it  is  the  only  town  or  village  in  all 
Western  North  Carolina  that  doesn't 
trouble  itself  about  summer  visitors  and 
has  no  hopes  of  a  railroad.  Alexander, 
7  m  distant,  is  the  nearest  shipping  point, 
but  most  of  the  wagoning  is  done  by  way 
of  Asheville 

Mails  daily  from  the  latter  place  by 
horseback — F  F  Brown,  P  M 

B  A  Lowrance,  Mayor 

Alexander  J  F  &  Bro,  genl  mdse 
Alexander  J  F,  constable 
Ball  W  W,  carpenter 
Brown  &  Hampton,  genl  mdse 


Brown  T  C  &  Gudger,  genl  mdse 

Brown  T  C  »&  Bro,  family  groceries 

Brown  T  C,  hotel 

Brown  T  C,  saw  mill,  2  m  W 

Buckner  Hiram,  grist  and  saw  mill,  5  m  E 

Candler  C  N,  physician 

Carpenter  J  C,  drugs  and  groceries 

Cassidy  G  D,  blacksmith 

Curtis  B  W,  shoemaker 

Embler  John,  distillery,  2  m  E 

Frisbee  &  Hampton,  flour  and  grist  mill, 

3m  E 
Gilbert  C  F  &  H  W,  genl  mdse 
Lowrance  B  A,  harnessmkr 
Nelson  H  N,  carpenter 
Penland  &  Sluder,  genl  mdse 
Penland  W  H  (Asheville),  flour  and  grist 

mill  and  tanyard,  3  m  E 
Reynolds  D  W  &  J  P,  grist  and  saw  mill, 

3mN  W 
Shell  Geo,  painter,  2  m  W 
Skinner  &  IJobo  (col),  blacksmiths 
Stevens  J  M,  physician 
Stevens  J  F,  nursery 
Sluder  F,  magistrate,  1  m  E 
Sumner  Jas,  carpenter 

Churches. 

Leicester  (M  E  South),  Rev  D  M  Clayton, 

pastor 
Leicester  (Episcopal) 
New  Found  ( Baptist),  Rev  Joseph  Miller, 

pastor,  1  m  E 
Turkey  Creek  (M  E  South),  Rev  A  W 

Curtis,  pastor,  2  m  W 

School. 

Leicester  Seminary,  Prof  H  F  Ketron, 
principal 

Principal  Farmers. 

Alexander  J  F,  244  A 
Alexander  M  S,  95  A 
Boyd  R  F,  240  A,  4  m  E 


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Brown  John  S,  291  A,  1  m  N 

Meadows  Cyrus,  460  A,  5 J  m  W 

Brown  T  C,  825  A 

Hears  J  H,  150  A 

Brown  J  E,  284  A,  2  m  N  E 

Mears  Wm  G,  150  A 

Brown  Wiley  B,  162  A,  3  m  E 

Moore  E  P,  200  A,  21  m  W 

Bridges  Calvin  W,  251  A,  3  m  S  W 

Parham  W  H,  202  A,  2  m  N  E 

Candler  C  N,  130  A 

Patton  W  D,  100  A,  2  m  W 

Clark  J  M,  425  A 

Penland  E  P,  225  A,  2  m  S 

Embler  John,  309  A,  2  m  E 

Penland  W  M,  58  A,  3  m  N 

Embler  Joseph,  137  A,  4  m  E 

Penland  A  M,  151  A,  3  m  N 

Erwin  W  T,  350  A,  3  m  W 

Plemmons  J  H,  292  A,  3  m  E 

Foster  J  M,  50  A,  1  m  E 

Plemmons  Mitchell,  165  A,  1  m  E 

Foster  J  H,  113  A,  1  m  S 

Plemmons  Mrs  M  C,  200  A,  3  m  N 

Frisbee  J  Marion,  270  A,  4  m  N 

Plemmons  Mrs  Mary,  124  A,  3  m  N 

Frisbee  Mrs  J  A,  184  A,  5  m  N 

Plemmons  J  J,  100  A,  3  m  N 

Frisbee  Wm,  349  A,  3  m  S  E 

Plemmons  J  C,  121  A,  3  m  N 

Gilbert  Henry  W,  183  A 

Pownders  W  E,  95  A,  21  m  E 

Gillaspie  J  A,  230  A,  5^  m  W 

Eandall  J  W,  192  A,  2  m  W 

Gillaspie  Jno  D,  450  A,  3J  m  W 

Eatcliffe  A,  360  A,  3  m  E 

Gillaspie  W  A,  81  A,  2  m  W 

Eatcliffe  M  I,  104  A,  2  m  W 

Gillaspie  T  F,  425  A,  6  m  W 

Eeynolds  A  A,  1591  A,  li  m  W 

Gillaspie  J  A,  309  A,  5J  m  W 

Eeynolds  B  Wash,  491  A,  3  m  W 

Glance  T  C,  50  A,  1  m  E 

Eeynolds  E  Harley,  200  A 

Gudger  A  M,  1793  A,  3  m  N 

Sluder  Jas,  366  A,  3  m  E 

Gudger  B  G,  160  A,  2  m  W 

Sluder  F,  900  A,  1  m  E 

Hampton  G  W,  589  A,  1^  m  S 

Sluder  Jas  E,  170  A,  3  m  N  E 

Hampton  Solomon,  230  A,  3  m  E 

Sluder  Carr,  150  A,  3  m  E 

Hampton  M  F,  196  A,  2  m  S 

Sluder  Jas  E  Jr,  178  A,  3  m  E 

Hawkins  J  F,  205  A,  3  m  E 

Sluder  F  Jr,  190  A,  3|  m  S  E 

Hawkins  J  Marion,  152  A,  4  m  S 

Sluder  Merritt  Jr,  141  A,  4  m  S  E 

Hayes  J  Madison,  154  A,  3  m  E 

Sluder  Wm,  265  A,  3J  m  S  E 

Hayes  J  M  Jr,  165  A,  2i  m  N 

Sluder  Jno,  132  A,  3i  m  N 

Hayes  Kansom,  90  A,  4  m  N 

Sluder  B  E,  112  A,  1  m  E 

Hayes  Jno  N,  67  A,  3J  m  E 

Sluder  Levi,  141  A,  5  m  N  E 

Ingle  Frank  P,  147  A,  4  m  S  E 

Smith  W  D,  190  A 

Ingle  E  S,  130  A,  4  m  S  E 

Smith  Andrew,  170  A 

Ingle  A  A,  174  A,  3  m  S  E 

Snelson  Thos  E,  100  A,  4  m  N 

Israel  P,  318  A,  3  m  S  E 

Snelson  D  H,  117  A,  4  m  N 

James  T  E,  313  A,  3  m  W 

Snelson  N,  247  A,  4  m  N 

Jones  0  E,  200  A,  li  m  S 

Swaim  Jas,  106  A,  4  m  S 

Jones  M  M,  100  A,  1^  m  S 

Wells  Jackson  E,  200  A,  2  m  W 

Lee  W  I,  55  A,  4  m  W 

Wells  WF,  220A,  IJmW 

Lunsford  Amos,  173  A 

Wells  Lon,  87  A 

Martin  Jolin,  180  A,  5  m  N 

Wells  J  F,  700  A,  4  m  W 

Martin  J  B,  206  A,  6  m  N 

West  E,  140  A,  3  m  N 

Martin  L  M,  132  A,  2  m  N 

Wild  Morgan  B,  120  A 

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LONGS. 

A  flag  station  on  W  N  C  R  R,  8  m  E 
of  Asheville.  Tlie  fertile  bottoms  of  the 
Swannanoa  at  this  point  are  extensively 
cultivated  in  cabbages  and  watermelons ; 
many  car  loads  of  the  former  "fruit" 
being  annually  shipped  to  the  Southern 
markets,  where  "  Buncombe  cabbage  "  is 
preferred  over  all  competitors 

Mails  daily — Alex'r  Colvin,  P  M 

Church. 

Brush  Hill  (Methodist  Protestant),  2J 
mN 

Principal  Farmers. 

Gash  B  S,  175  A,  1  m  S  W 
Gudger  J  S,  138  A 
Gudger  W  M,  155  A,  1  m  N  W 
Hemphill  J  H,  365  A,  1  m  W 
Kimmell  Wm  Lambell,  1100  A 
Long  T  B,  250  A 
Moflatt  G  M,  98  A,  1  m  N 
Shope  L  E,  148  A,  U  m  N  W 

MITCHELL. 

A  farmers  post-office  at  the  foot  of 
Black  Mountain,  18  m  E  of  Asheville, 
and  10  m  from  the  summit  of  Mitchell's 
Peak.  A  hotel  is  kept  here  for  the  ac- 
commodation of  mountain  tourists 

Mails  weekly  from  Black  Mountain 
station,  onWNCRR,8mS,  the  nearest 
shipping  point — Miss  Lizzie  Patton,  P  M 

Allison  J  E,  magistrate,  1  m  S 
Daugherty,  Burnett  &  Co,  saw  mill 
Patton  Mrs  Sophronia,  hotel 

Principal  Farmers. 

Allison  J  E,  441  A,  1  m  S 
Burnett  Danl,  100  A,  1  m  S 

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Cordell  W  R,  200  A,  3  m  S 
Patton  Mrs  Sophronia,  230  A 
Stephens  F  M,  1000  A 

MORGAN  HILL. 

A  farmers- post-office,  15  m  N  by  E  of 
Asheville,  on  Burnsville  road.  An  excel- 
lent school  and  several  churches  are  in 
close  vicinity.  Tobacco  planting  is  the 
Ijrincipal  industry  of  the  community. 
Alexander,  8  m  distant,  is  the  nearest 
shipping  point 

Mails  daily— F  M  Stockton,  P  M 

Lewellyn  R  P,  cabinetmkr  f 

Morgan  Jonathan,  blacksmith 

Church. 

Morgan  Hill  (Baptist) 

School. 

Morgan   Hill   High   School,  Rev  W  C 
McCarthy,  principal 

Principal  Farmers. 

Bell  O  T,  75  A,  1  m  S 

Buckner  J  .J,  90  A 

Buckner  J  M,  50  A 

Morgan  T  C,  825  A 

Morgan  J  P,  75  A,  1  m  S 

Morgan  S  J,  112  A,  1  m  N  E 

Morgan  Stephen,  220  A,  1  m  E 

Sams  J  C,  340  A,  1  m  S 

Smith  D  L,  140  A  / 

Stockton  F  M,  60  A 

Williams  L  .J,  40  A,  1  m  E 

Williams  S  R,  80  A,  2  m  W 

NEW  FOUND. 

A  farmers  post-office  on  creek  of  same 
name,  11^  m  W  by  N  from  Asheville, 
the  nearest  shipping  point.  The  people 
of  New  Found  section  are  noted  alike 
for  industry  and  intelligence.     The  prin- 


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cipal  crops  cultivated  in  the  neighbor- 
hood are  hay  and  wheat ;  stock  raising  is 
also  actively  pursued,  the  animals  being 
of  a  superior  grade ;  and  in  dairy  pro- 
ducts the  butter  of  New  Found  is  quite 
celebrated. 

Mails  four  times  a  week  from  Marshall 
and  Pigeon  river— Laura  L  Green,  P  M 

Green  J  M,  magistrate 

Hutchison  C  P,  blacksmith,  I5  m  S 

Rhodes  Abner,  carpenter  and  propr  saw 

and  grist  mill 
Wells  T  M,  nursery,  li  m  N 

Church. 

Zion  Hill  (union  M  E  South  and  Bap- 
tist) 

Principal  Farmers. 

Brown  J  Lowry,  200  A,  1  m  N 

Coffee  Mrs  Em,  136  A,  V^  m  W 

Cole  G  Wash,  333  A,  2  m  S  W 

Cole  Jesse  H,  160  A,  1  m  N 

Cole  W  P,  135  A 

Cole  Joseph  H,  231  A,  3  m  N  W 

Cole  J  Valentine,  97  A,  3  m  E 

Cole  David  V,  104  A,  2  m  N  W 

Green  J  M,  400  A 

Herren  E,  358  A 

Jones  A  M,  206  A,  2  m  W 

Plemmons  Levi,  547  A 

Rhodes  Abner,  110  A 

Shook  D  H,  673  A,  1  m  N  W 

Wells  Gid  C,  100  A,  2  m  N 

RAMSEY. 

A  "catch"  office  on  W  N  CR  R  and 
French-Broad  river,  5  m  N  of  Asheville 

Mails  daily— J  E  Ramsey  P  M 

Church. 

Macedonia  (Baptist) 


Principal  Farmers. 

Brookshire  B  F,  150  A 
Fore  Lewis  P,  106  A 
Gosnell  G  W,  222  A 
Ramsey  A  G,  222  A 
Ramsey  J  E,  54  A 

REFUGE. 

A  farmers  post-office,  13  m  N  by  W 
from  Asheville,  close  to  Madison  county 
line.  Tobacco  and  wheat  are  raised  ex- 
tensively in  the  vicinity.  Alexander,  3 
m  distant,  is  the  nearest  shipping  point 

Mails  semi-weekly  from  Marshall — 
Philip  Hunter,  P  M 

Churches. 

Refuge  (Christian) 

Red  Oak  (Presbyterian),  1  m  E 

Principal  Farmers. 

Davis  M  C,  376  A,  1  m  E 
Draper  M  A,  108  A,  1  m  S 
Smith  W  B,  260  A 

RICEVILLE. 

A  farmers  post-office  on  the  waters  of 
Bull  creek,  in  a  fertile  valley,  7  m  E  by 
N  of  Asheville 

Mails  semi-weekly  by  horseback — J  C 
Stevenson,  P  M 

Burnett  G  W,  genl  mdse 
Clark  J  C,  saw  and  grist  mill 
Reed  J  A,  gunsmith,  2  m  S  W 

Principal  Farmers. 

Clark  J  C,  88  A 
Glass  J  A,  100  A,  2  m  N 
Gragg  C  P,  125  A,  2  m  N  E 
Hughey  Saml,  183  A,  1|  m  N 
Reed  J  A,  175  A,  2m  SW 
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Shope  W  E,  350  A,  2  ni  N 
Shope  B  G,  130  A,  2  m  N 
Shope  J  M,  loO  A,  1  m  N 
Stroup  S  A,  85  A,  1  m  W 
Stroup  S  F,  100  A,  2  m  N 
Stevenson  D  C,  97  A 

SANDY  MUSH. 

A  farmers  post-office  on  creek  of  same 
name,  18  m  \V  by  N  from  Asheville. 
Tobacco  planting  and  stock  raising  are 
the  leading  industries  in  the  country 
around  this  office.  Alexander,  14  m 
distant,  is  the  nearest  shipping  point 

Mails  tri-weekly  by  horseback  from 
Leicester — John  Beeves,  P  M 

Brown  Frank,  carpenter,  1  m  S 

Childs  L  L  (Lee  &  Childs,  Asheville), 

genl  mdse,  1  m  W 
Davis  John,  blacksmith,  1  m  W 
Furgusson  Thos  J,  floui-ing  mills,  3.}  m  W 
Presswood  J  S,  carpenter,  22  m  S  W 
Reeves  John,  flouring  and  saw  mills 
Reynolds  J  H,  physician,  1  m  W 
Sprinkles   &   De  Board,  genl  mdse  and 

harnessmkrs,  1  m  W 
Wells  A  B,  saw  and  grist  mill,  4  m  S  W 
Wilson  J  B,  genl  mdse,  1  m  E 

Magistrates. 

Nash  Wilson,  6  m  S  W 
Wells  Jno  W,  3  m  S 
West  Henry,  5  m  S 

Churches. 

Big  Sandy  (union),  1  m  W 
Ebenezer  (Baptist),  4  m  S  W 

Principal  Farmers. 

Boyd  E  M,  300  A,  4  m  W 
Childs  L  L,  50  A,  1  m  W 
DeBoard  T  C,  60  A,  2^  m  S  W 
Duckett  D  M,  230  A,  5  m  S 


Furguson  T  J,  250  A,  3J  m  W 
Garrett  John,  700  A,  3^  m  W 
Jones  J  F,  587  A,  3  m  S 
King  M  A,  200  A,  4  m  S 
King  V  T,  G5  A,  3i  m  S 
King  J  M,  160  A,  1  m  E 
Lowry  J  M,  40  A,  2  m  W 
Lunsford  Henry,  200  A,  1^  m  S 
Payne  W  E,  200  A,  1  m  E 
Presswood  I  S,  66  A,  1  m  S 
Randall  J  L,  660  A,  2  m  E 
Eandall  W  E,  375  A,  1  m  S 
Reeves  John,  250  A 
Reynolds  J  H,  200  A,  1  m  W 
Robinson  M  L,  330  A,  3  m  W 
Robinson  J  D,  42D  A,  3  m  W 
Robinson  A  C,  500  A,  3  m  W 
Surratt  O  W,  180  A,  4  m  W 
Wells  J  W  T,  205  A,  3h  m  S  W 
Wells  M  C,  125  A 
Wells  Jno,  80  A,  4  m  S  E 
Wells  Jno  W,  350  A,  3  m  S 
Wells  A  B,  300  A,  4  m  S  W 
Wells  D  M,  270  A,  1  m  W 
Wells  R  C,  400  A,  4  m  S  E 
Worley  Henry,  56  A,  5  m  S 
Worley  E  J,  160  A,  2  m  E 
Worley  W  J,  1600  A,  IJ  m  S 

SILVER  SPRINGS. 

A  suburb  of  Asheville,  beautifully 
situated  on  the  W  bank  of  French-Broad 
river,  which  is  here  crossed  by  a  fine  iron 
bridge.  Contains  a  good  hotel,  two 
stores,  and  several  other  industries 

Mails  daily— J  B  Cole,  P  M 

Cole  J  B,  grower  of  small  fruits 
Henry  J  L  (Henry  &  Cummings,  Ashe- 
ville), attorney  at  law 
Hughes  &  Collins,  genl  mdse 
Knight  St  Clair,  genl  mdse 
Lambert  Thos,  boarding 
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Churches. 

Bethel  (Baptist),  3^-  m  N  W 
Balm  Grove  (M  E  South),  1  m  W 
Episcopal  (St  Andrew's) 
Methodist  (col),  2  m  W 

Principal  Farmers. 

Brandt  Jas,  96  A,  2  m  W 

Clayton  E,  340  A,  1  m  N 

Collins  T  C,  61  A 

Corn  Wm,  67  A,  3  m  W 

Cowan  Jas,  300  A,  4  ni  N  W 

Henry  J  L,  300  A 

Jarrett  Jas  M,  141  A,  2  m  W 

Ledford  J  M,  70  A,  l.}  m  W 

Loniinac  Wm,  180  A 

Owenby  W  N,  100  A,  3  m  N 

Parham  A  K,  212  A,  3  m  W 

Eeynolds  Mrs  D  M,  116  A,  1  m  W 

Eeynolds  F  S  H,  129  A 

Eedmond  Morgan,  181A,  3mNW 

Eobertson  M  N,  350  A 

Smith  E  S,  140  A 

Taylor  G  N,  100  A,  3  m  W 

SHUFORDSVILLE. 

In  Henderson  county,  close  to  the  Bun- 
combe line,  and  is  introduced  here  be- 
cause it  is  the  office  where  several  farmers, 
&c.,  of  the  latter  county  receive  their 
mail.  Is  situated  13  m  S  of  Asheville 
and  8  N  of  Hendersonville,  the  nearest 
shipping  point 

Mails  daily  by  stage— G  W  Fletcher, 
PM 

Garren  J  E,  flouring  mill,  3  m  N  E 
Young  J  E,  saw  and  grist  mill,  3  m  N  E 

Magistrate. 

Garren  J  E,  3  m  N  E 

Principal  Farmers. 

Garren  D  Sr,  260  A,  3|  m  N  E 


Garren  J  E,  162  A,  3  m  N  E 
Gibson  M  A,  395  A,  4  m  N  E 
Suttles  J  N,  135  A,  1  m  N  E 
Tow  E  T,  135  A,  2  ra  E 
Tweed  Jno  F,  231  A,  4J  m  N  E 
Tweed  Jas  H.  233  A,  4^  m  N  E 
Tweed  Thos  AV,  213  A,''4J  m  N  E 
Tweed  Mrs  Jane,  180  A,  4  m  N  E 
Young  J  E,  250  A,  3  m  N  E 

STOCKSVILLE. 

A  farmers  post-office,  13  m  N  of  Ashe- 
ville, on  the  Burnsville  road.  Tobacco 
and  wheat  are  the  leading  crops  culti- 
vated in  the  vicinity.  Alexander,  8  m 
distant,  is  the  nearest  shipping  point 

Mails  daily— H  C  Blackstocks,  P  M 

Lockhart  A,  genl  mdse 

Eoberts,  Blackstocks  &  Co,  genl  mdse 

Church. 

Sugar-Camp  Branch  (Baptist),  4  m  W 

Principal  Farmers. 

Bell  J  G,  65  A 

Blackstocks  E  V,  1250  A 

Blackstocks  H  C,  97  A 

Brank  J  Phil,  120  A 

Brown  J  Y,  60  A,  1  m  N 

Buckner  J  H,  113  A 

Chandler  Timothy,  76  A,  Zi  m  N 

Clinton  M  F,  143  A,  1  m  N 

Cole  J  D,  90  A 

Dula  T  B,  88  A,  li  m  N 

Gentry  G  W  T,  95  A,  1  m  N 

Gentry  J  H,  110  A,  1^  m  N 

Gentry  E  Y,  55  A,  1^  m  N 

Langford  G  W,  109  A,  1  m  S 

Langford  E  W,  71  A,  1  m  S 

Langford  P,  43  A,  1  m  S 

Lockhart  A,  80  A 

Eoberts  W  J,  179  A,  3J  m  N 

Eoberts  A  P,  123  A,  3^  m  N 


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Eoberts  T  O,  143  A 
Sams  J  H,  222  A,  1  m  W 
Sprinkle  Wm,  283  A 
Sprinkle  W  M,  287  A,  24  m  W 
Sprinkle  H,  120  A,  2  m  W 
Wild  J  G,  135  A,  Um  W 

SWANNANOA. 

A  "catch  "  office  on  W  N  C  R  R,  10  m 
E  of  Asheville.  About  1  m  S  of  the 
most  beautiful  and  fertile  portion  of  the 
Swannanoa  valley 

Mails  daily— J  F  Pickens,  P  M 

Burgin  Butler  (col),  blacksmith,  IJ  m  N 
Creasman  Abraham,  magistrate,  2  m  N  W 
Fortune  A  B,  saw  and  grist  mill,  li  m  N 
Hall  Thos,  blacksmith,  4  m  N  W 
Pickens  Bros,  genl  mdse 
Pickens  W  C,  blacksmith 
Pitman  John,  blacksmith,  4  m  N 
Wilfong  Danl,  grist  and  saw  mill 

Churches. 

Berea  (Baptist),  Rev  J  M  Hilliard,  pas- 
tor, 3J  m  N 

Davidson's  chapel  (M  E  South),  Rev  S  S 
Wetherley,  pastor,  2  m  N 

Principal  Farmers. 

Alexander  W  E,  231  A,  3  m  N 
Alexander  G  N  Sr,  300  A,  3i  m  N 
Alexander  A  N,  170  A,  3  m  N 
Alexander  P  B,  150  A,  4  m  N 
Burgin  B  I,  150  A,  1  m  N 
Brevard  Z  B,  160  A,  2i  m  N  W 
Craig  J  A,  126  A,  4  m  N  W 
Creighton  Alex,  440  A,  3  m  N  W 
Davidson  W  F  Sr,  410  A,  2  m  N 
Davidson  T  F,  150  A,  1^  m  N  E 
Fortune  A  B,  450  A,  1  m  E 
Fortune  W  P,  115  A 
Fortune  B  F,  100  A,  1^  m  N  W 
Harris  T  L,  225  A,  2^  m  N 


Merrill  S  A,  160  A 
Patton  E  C,  177  A 
Pickens  J  T,  170  A 
Pitman  Lot,  175  A,  4|  m  N 
Porter  W  M,  250  A,  1*  m  S  E 
Redmond  Taylor,  284  A,  2h  m  S  E 
Sherrill  C  L,  90  A,  1  m  N  W 
Shope  D  V,  485  A,  4  m  N 
Shope  H  F,  160  A,  4  m  N 
Watkins  Chas,  200  A,  1  m  N 
Wilson  Joe  Sr,  185  A,  1  m  S  E 
Wilson  J  P,  400  A,  1  m  S 

TURNPIKE. 

A  station  on  Ducktown  branch  of  W 
N  C  R  R,  15  m  W  by  S  of  Asheville,  at 
the  Haywood  county  line.  Contains  a 
good  hotel,  store,  several  mechanics' 
shops,  &c.  Is  much  frequented  by  vis- 
itors in  summer,  and  is  certainly  a  very 
desirable  place  to  linger  at  during  the 
heated  term.  A  fine  spring  of  mineral 
water,  recently  discovered,  adds  to  its 
many  attractive  features.  Thompson's 
Knob,  the  singular  looking  summit  of 
which  is  about  three  miles  distant,  affords 
a  delightful  and  extensive  view,  and  is, 
itself,  a  prominent  feature  of  the  land- 
scape, being  visible  for  30  miles  to  the 
eastward 

Mails  daily — J  C  Smathers,  P  M 

Cui'tis  J  C,  magistrate,  1^  m  E 
Miller  W  H,  saw  and  grist  mill,  2  m  E 
Smathers  J  C,  hotel,  genl  mdse,  black- 
smith shop,  &c 
Smathers  G  H,  lawyer 

Church. 

Pleasant  Hill  (M  E  South),  2  m  N  E 

Principal  Farmers. 

Curtis  J  C,  218  A,  1^  m  E 
Joyce  J  P,  300  A,  2  m  E 


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Joyce  Robt,  347  A,  2h  ra  S  E 
Miller  W  H,  144  A,  2  m  E 
Morgan  P  P,  295  A 
Smathers  J  C,  190  A 
Wilson  F  S,  124  A,  1  m  E 

VANCEVILLE. 

Farmers  post-office  on  Eeeras  creek, 
10  m  N  E  of  Asheville.  The  post-office 
is  kept  in  the  house  in  which  General 
K  B  and  ex-Governor  Z  B  Vance  were 
born.  Tobacco  and  wheat  are  the  main 
products  of  this  section.  The  nearest 
shipping  point  is  Alexander,  8  m  distant 

Mails  semi-weekly  from  Asheville — 
Mrs  S  E  Hemphill,  P  M 
Ray  Joseph,  genl  mdse 

Church. 

Hemphill  (union) 

Principal  Farmers. 

Arrowood  S  E,  94  A,  1  m  E 
Chambers  J  B,  475  A,  1  m  E 
Chambers  J  G,  725  A,  1  m  N 
Hemphill  Jas,  300  A 
Hemphill  Mrs  E  W,  365  A 
Hemphill  J  R,  100  A 
Monday  S  M,  435  A,  1|  m  W 
Penland  S  E,  150  A 
Sawyer  Jas,  260  A,  2i  m  E 

WEAVERVILLE. 

An  incorporated  village  of  about  200 
inhabitants,  situated  on  a  plateau  slightly 
elevated  above  Reems  creek,  whose  waters 
wash  its  base ;  8  m  N  by  E  of  Asheville, 
on  the  Burnsville  road,  and  4  m  E  of 
Alexander,  the  nearest  shipping  point. 
Weaverville  is  very  pleasantly  located 
for  summer  residences,  and  many  fine 
views  of  the  surrounding  mountains  are 
found  within  easy  distance. 

The  town  contains  a  hotel,  several 
stores,  and  mechanics'  shops,  «&c.    Several 


flouring,  grist,  and  saw  mills  and  a  woolen 
factory  are  in  close  vicinity. 

Mails  daily  from  Asheville  and  Burns- 
ville   by    liorseback — J.    W.   Vandiver, 
Mayor  and  P.  M. 
Brittain  R  P,  carpenter 
Branks  R  J,  flour,  saw,  and  grist  mills, 

2\  m  E 
Byerly  E,  genl  mdse  and  blacksmith  shop 
Callaway  J  W,  shoemaker 
Coleman's  Mills  (flouring),  W  H  Penland 

(Asheville),  propr 
Eller  W  P,  grist  mill,  U  m  N 
Goolsby  E  M,  lawyer 
Joiner  Jas,  carpenter 
McClure  R  H,  agt  W  &  W  Mfg  Co 
Reagan  House,  D  II  Reagan,  propr 
Reagan  J  A,  physician 
Reems  Creek  Woolen  Mills,  Jno  Cairns, 

supt 
Roberts,  Blackstocks  &  Co,  genl  mdse 
Vandiver  J  W,  seed  farm 
Vandiver  E  F,  genl  mdse 
Weaver  W  E,  lawyer 
Weaver  H  B,  physician 
Weaver  W  E,  grist  mill,  2  m  N 
Wing  W  W,  physician 

Churches. 

Alexander's  chapel  (union),  3  m  S  W 
Johnson's  chapel  (union),  col,  2^  m  W 
Long's  chapel  (M  E),  IJ  m  S  E 
Pleasant  Grove  (union),  2  m  S  E 
Union  church,  1^  m  N 

Educational. 

Weaverville  College,  Rev  David  Atkins, 
prest 

Masonic. 

Blackmore  Lodge,  A  F  and  A  M— T  H 
Weaver,  W  M;  John  Cairns,  S  W; 
Robert  Weaver,  J  W^ ;   J  L  Weaver, 

secretary 
Meets  monthly 


GAZETTEER  OF  BUNCOMBE  COUNTY. 


91 


Sons  of  Temperance. 

Weaverville    Division.    Officers  elected 
quarterly 
Meets  weekly 

Principal  Farmers. 

Baird  W  R,  600  A,  2  m  S 
Baird  W  A,  282  A,  3  m  N  W 
Baird  Z  H,  300  A,  2  m  S 
Baird  Miss  Mary  J,  103  A,  2  m  S 
Baird  Miss  M  K,  300  A,  2  m  S 
Baker  T  W,  140  A,  2  m  W 
Brank  R  J,  200  A,  2  m  E 
Brank  A  M,  350  A,  3  m  N 
Brittain  G  W,  425  A,  2  m  N  E 
Cairns  John,  180  A 
Chambers  J  K,  75  A,  3  m  N 
Chambers  W  R,  375  A,  2  m  N 
Coleman  R  L,  140  A,  1  m  S  W 

,  Cole  T  M,  240  A,  3  m  N 

*  Davis  J  N,  200  A.  2  m  E 
Davis  O  F,  100  A,  2  m  N  E 
DuBose  J  R,  308  A,  2J  m  S 
Filer  A  F,  162  A,  Im  N 
Garrison  J  W,  210  A,  2i  m  N 


Garrison  J  B,  172  A,  2J  m  N 
Garrison  T  M,  240  A,  1^  m  N 
Garrison  Mrs  Matilda,  100  A,  2^  m  N 
Gill  J  W,  100  A,  1|  m  W 
Harris  I  A,  340  A,  5  m  N  W 
Lyda  W  B,  139  A 
Parker  G  A,  110  A 
Parker  J  T,  300  A,  2  m  S  E 
Parker  J  M,  247  A,  2  m  E 
Pickens  R  W,  160  A,  1  m  W 
Reagan  J  A,  210  A 
Roberts  F  P,  97  A 
Roberts  J  Wesley,  75  A,  3  m  N  E 
Vandiver  J  W,  225  A 
Waggoner  W  A,  1100  A,  1  m  E 
Weaver  Mrs  M  M,  1000  A 
Weaver  H  B,  250  A 
Weaver  T  H,  245  A,  2  m  N 
Weaver  W  M,  320  A,  2  in  N 
Weaver  R  H,  100  A 
Weaver  T  L,  135  A,  1^  m  N 
Weaver  W  E,  292  A 
Weaver  J  L,  275  A,  2  m  W 
Weaver  Rufus,  163  A,  1  m  E 
Weaver  C  P,  190  A,  2  m  W 
Weaver  A  S,  156  A,  1^  m  W 
Whitehead  J  A,  350  A,  2  m  N  E 


A  Classified  Directory  of  Buncombe  County, 

EMBRACIXG  A   LIST   OF 

CHURCHES  AND  HIGH-SCHOOLS,  MILLS,  STORES,  PHYSICIANS,  &c., 

IN  THE  COUNTY  OUTSIDE  OF  ASHE VILLE;  ARRANGED 

ALPHABETICALLY  BY  POST-OFFICES,  WITH 

DISTANCE  AND  DIRECTION 

FROM  SAME. 


Churches. 

BAPTIST. 
Best— Bwannanoa  Hill,  2  m  S  W 
Black  Mountain— North  Fork,  4  mN  W 
Busbee^New  Salem,  1  m  S 
Cooper's— Cooper's 
Democrat — Antioch,  1  m  S 
Fairview — Cane  Creek 

"  Concord,  5  m  W 

Flat  Creek— Flat  Creek 
Grantville— Forks  of  Ivy 
High  Knob— Turkey  Creek,  1  m  N 
Hominy  Creek— Hominy,  2  m  W 

Stony  Fork,  8  m  S  W 
Leicester — New  Found,  1  m  E 
Morgan  Hill— Morgan  Hill 
Sandy  Mush— Ebenezer,  4  m  S  W 
Silver  Springs— Bethel,  3^  m  N  W 
Stocksville— Sugar-Camp  Branch,  4  m  "\V 
Swannanoa— Berea,  3^  m  N 
Ramsey — Macedonia 

CHRISTIAN. 

Refuge— Refuge 

EPISCOPAL. 

Leicester — Leicester 
Asheville— Beaver  Dam,  3  m  N 

"  Trinhy,  3J  m  E 

Silver  Springs — St  Andrew's 


METHODIST  EPISCOPAL. 

Alto— 1  m  S 

Hominy  Creek— Trull's  chapel,  4  m  N  W 

Weaverville — Long's  chapel,  U  m  S  E 

METHODIST  EPISCOPAL,  SOUTH. 

Alto — Reynolds'  chapel,  1  m  E 

Asheville — 3  m  N 

"  Bethesda,  3^  m  E 

Arden— Mt  Zion,  2  m  N 

Barnardsville — Big  Ivy 

Best — West's  meeting-house,  2j  m  S  E 

Black  Mountain — Tabernacle,  2^  m  W 

Fairview — Sharon,  IJ  m  W 

Tweed's  chapel,  4i  m  S  W 

High  Knob— Penland's  chapel,  Ij  m  NW 

Hominy  Creek — Montmorency,  1  m  W 
"  Pisgah,  6  m  S  W 

"  Snow  Hill,  3  m  N 

Leicester — Leicester 

Turkey  Creek,  2  m  W 

Silver  Springs — Balm  Grove,  1  m  W 

Swannanoa — Davidson's  chapel,  2  m  N 

Turnpike— Pleasant  Hill,  2  m  N  E 

METHODIST    PROTESANT. 

Democrat — Pleasant  Gap,  1  m  N 
Long's— Brush  Hill,  2^  m  N 


GAZETTEER  OF  BUNCOMBE  COUNTY. 


93 


PRESBYTERIAN. 

Cooper's — Pine  Grove,  l^  m  N  W 
Harkins — Sand  Hill,  1  m  S 
Refuge — Red  Oak,  1  m  E 

UNION. 

Alexander— French  Broad,  Ij  m  W 

"  French  Broad  chapel 

Avery's  Creek — Avery's  Creek 
Barnardsville — Big  Ivy 
Best — Gashe's  Creek,  3  m  F, 
Hominy  Creek— Hice  Hill,  2  m  N 
New  Found — Zion  Hill 
Sandy  Mush  -  Big  Sandy,  1  m  W 
Vanceville — Hemphill 
Weaverville — Pleasant  Grove,  2  m  S  E 
"VVeaverville — Alexander's  chapel,  3   m 

S  W 
Weaverville — Union  church,  Ij  m  N 

COLORED. 

Arden — Baptist 

Best-Shiloh  (A  M  E),  U  m  S 

Fairview — Dry  Pond  (Baptist),  4  m  W 

"  A  M  E,  1  m  W 

Hominy  Creek— Zion  (A  M  E),  2  m  N  E 
Silver  Springs— A  M  E,  2  m  W 
Weaverville —Johnson's  chapel  (union), 
2im  W 


Educational. 

Leicester — Leicester  Seminary 

Morgan  Hill— Morgan  Hill  High-School 

Weaverville — Weaverville  College 

General  Merchandise. 

Alexander — Baird  R 

'••  Morrison  T  S  &  Co 

Arden — Lance  Bros,  li  m  W 

"  Eickman  T  L 

Avery's  Creek — Ledbetter  Z  T 
Barnardsville — Roberts  J  H  &  Co 


Black  Mountain— Daugherty  S  F 

McKoy  J  M 
Best— Porter  T  M 

"      Reed  Joseph 
Cooper's— Gladwell  Mrs  A  L 
"  Porter  W  Y 

Wilson  W  H 
Democrat — Woodward  Jas  H,  1  m  S  E 
Fairview— Ashworth  Jason 

"  Merrill  Saml 

Flat  Creek — Brigman  Solomon 
Grantville— Buckner  B  F 
High  Knob— Teague  &  Hawkins,  1  m 

N  W 
Hominy  Creek— Thrash  J  M  &  Co 

"  Merrill  A  J,  1  m  W 

Leicester — Alexander  J  F  &  Bro 
"  Brown  &  Hampton 

"  Brown  T  C  &  Gudger 

"  Brown  T  C  &  Bro 

"  Carpenter  J  C 

"  Gilbert  C  F  &  H  W 

"  Penland  &  Sluder 

Riceville— Burnett  G  W 
Sandy  Mush— Childs  L  L,  1  m  W 
Sandy  Mush— Sprinkles  &  De  Board,  1 

m  W 
Sandy  Mush— Wilson  J  B,  1  m  E 
Silver  Springs— Hughes  &  Collins 

"  Knight  St  Clair 

Stocksville — Lockhart  A 

"  Roberts,  Blackstocks  &  Co 

Swannanoa — Pickens  Bros 
Turnpike — Smathers  J  C 
Vanceville— Ray  Joseph 
Weaverville — Byerley  E 

"  Vandiver  E  F 

"  Roberts,  Blackstocks  &  Co 

Flouring  Mills. 

Asheville— Patterson  R  O,  2  m  W 
Van  Gilder  T  I,  2  m  N 
Arden — Fisher  Squire,  l.]m  N  W^ 
Begt- Cocke  &  Roberts,  3  m  E 


13 


94 


GAZETTEEE  OF  BUNCOMBE  COUNTY. 


Black  Mountain— T  K  Brown,  1  m  S  W 
Fairview — Jones  Mrs  M  J 
Grantville — Deaver  W  H 
Hominy  Creek — J  M  Thrash  &  Co 

Harkins— Stevens  S  N,  2  m  S  E 
Leicester — Frisbee  &  Hampton,  3  m  E 
"  Penlaud  W  H  (Asheville),  3 

mE 
Sandy  Mush — Beeves  John 

"  Furgusson  Thos  J,  3  J  m  W 

Shufordsville — Garren  J  N,  3  m  N  E 
Weaverville — Branks  K  J,  2J  m  E 

"  Penland  W  H  "(Asheville) 

Corn  Mills. 

Alexander — Canby  Wm 
Alto— Rogers  P  A,  IJ  m  W 
Arden— Clayton  Robt,  2^  m  N  W 
Asheville — Hildebrand  Jno  Jr,  Ih  m  E 
Avery's  Creek — Cockrum  Moses,  2  m  W 
Glencoe  Mills,  4  m  N  W 
Barnardsville — Barnard  J  D 
Best— Alexander  B  J,  3  m  S  W 
"       Alexander  W  J,  4  m  S  W 
"      Reed  Joseph 
"      Sales  W  C,  4  m  E 
"      Stevens  D  M,  3  m  S 
"      Whitson  G  W,  3  m  E 
Black  Mountain — Burnett  M  L,  4  m  N 

"  Dougherty  J  W 

Cooper's — Cooper  A  D,  (Asheville) 

"  Melton  Berry 

Democrat — Carter's  Mills,  1  m  S  E 
Fairview— Jay  Mrs  M  J,  2  m  N 
"  Jones  Mrs  M  J 

"  Miller  J,  3  m  N 

"  Whittaker  D  F,  3*  m  S  W 

Grantville — Deaver  W  H 
High  Knob— Gudger  A  M,  1  m  N 
Hominy  Creek — Jones  R  L,  IJ  m  E 

"  Sharp  Elijah,  2  m  N 

Hominy  Creek — Warren  Andrew,  4  m 

sw 


Leicester — Buckner  Hiram,  5  m  E 
"  Frisbee  &  Hampton,  3  m  E 

Penland  W  H,  3  m  E 
Reynolds  D  W  &  J  P,  3  m 
N  W 
New  Found — Rhodes  Abner 
Riceville— Clark  J  C 
Sandy  Mush— Wells  A  B,  4  m  S  W 
Shufordsville— Young  J  E,  3  m  N  E 
Swannanoa — Fortune  A  B,  1^  m  N 

"  Willfong  Dan'l 

Turnpike— Miller  W  H,  2  m  E 
Weaverville— Branks  R  J,  2J  m  E 
Filer  W  P,  1^  m  N 
Weaver  W  E,  2  m  N 

Saw  Mills. 

Alexander  —Shepherd  J  H,  2  m  E 

McLellan  D  J,  4  m  S  W 
Asheville — Hildebrand  Jno  Jr,  li  m  E 
Arden— Lance  F  A,  2  m  S  W 
Avery's  Creek — Cockrum  Moses,  2  m  W 
"  Glencoe  Mills,'4  m  N  W 

Barnardsville — Barnard  J  D 
Best— Alexander  B  J,  3  m  S  W 
"       Alexander  W  J,  4  m  S  W 
"      Reed  Joseph 
"      Sales  W  C,  4  m  E 
"      Stevens  D  M,  3  m  S 
"       Whitson  G  W,  3  m  E 
Black  Mountain— Burnett  M  L,  4  m  N 
Cooper's — Coggins  J  W,  5  m  N 
"  Cooper  A  D  (Asheville), 

"  Melton  Berry 

Democrat — Carter's  Mills,  1  m  S  E 

Fairview — Jay  Mrs  M  J,  2  m  N 
"  Jones  Mrs  M  J 

"  Miller  J,  3  m  N 

"  Mitchell  J  W,  2  m  N 

"  Pinkerton  A  H,  3  m  N 

"  Whittaker  D  F,  3J  m  S  W 

Grantville— Deaver  W  H 
High  Knob — Gudger  A  M,  1  m  N 


GAZETTEER  OF  BUNCOMBE  COUNTY. 


95 


Hominy  Creek — Boyd  Wilson,  2^  m  S 
"      Candler  W  G,  1  m  W 
"      Dry  man  &  Netherton,  5  m  S 
"      Jones  R  L,  H  m  E 
"      Justice  &  Co,  3  m  S  W 
"      Sharp  Elijah,  2  m  N 
"      Warren  J  M,  6  m  S  W 
"      Warren  Andrew,  4  m  S  W 

Leicester — Brown  T  C,  2  m  W 
"        Buckner  Hiram,  5  m  E 

Reynolds  DW&JP,3mNW 

Mitchell — Daugherty,  Burnett  &  Co 

New  Found — Rhodes  Abner 

Riceville— Clark  J  C 

Sandy  Mush — Reeves  John 

Wells  A  B,  4  m  S  W 

Swannanoa — Fortune  A  B,  1^  m  N 
"  Willfong  Daniel 

Turnpike— Miller  W  H,  2  m  E 

Weaverville — Branks  R  J,  2J  m  E 

Furniture  Manufacturers. 

Asheville — Hildebrand  John  Jr,  IJ  m  E 
Avery's  Creek — Glencoe  Mills,  4  m  N  W 

Tanyards. 

Barnardsville — Barnard  J  D 
Flat  Creek — Brigman  Solomon, 
Hominy  Creek — J  M  Thrash  &  Co 
Leicester — Penland   W  H  (Asheville),  3 
mE 

Woolen  Mill. 

Weaverville — Reems     Creek      Woolen 
Mills. 

Hotels  and  Boarding  Houses. 

Alexander — Alexander's  Hotel 
Alexander — Blackwell's  White  Sulphur 

Springs,  4  m  W 
Arden — Arden  Park  Hotel 
Best— Smith  Mrs  A  M 


Best— Tennent  G  B,  2^  m  W 

Black  Mountain— Burnett  W  H 
"  Daugherty  S  F 

"  Kerlee  Mrs  L  J 

"  McKoy  J  M 

Cooper's— Gladwell  Mrs  A  L 

Fairview — Hickorynut  Gap  Hotel,  3  m 
S  W 

Hominy — Luther's  Hotel 

Leicester — Brown  T  C 

Mitchell— Patton  Mrs  S 

Silver  Springs— Silver  Springs  Hotel 

Turnpike — Smather's  Hotel 

Weaverville — Reagan  Hou|e 

Physicians. 

Alexander — Clontz  J  C 
Cooper's — Clift  Chas,  IJ  m  E 

Wilson  R  I 
Fairview — Cooper  R  W,  1  m  W 
Flat  Creek— Watson  S  A 
Harkins — Gudger  David,  2  m  S 
Hominy  Creek— Thrash  G  H,  1  m  E 
Leicester — Candler  C  N 
"  Stevens  J  M 

Sandy  Mush— Reynolds  J  H,  1  m  W 
Weaverville — Reagan  J  A 

Weaver  H  B 

Wing  W  W 


E.F.VANDIVER, 


WEAVERVILLE,  B.  C, 


DEALER  IN 


L 


BOOKS,  STATIONERY,  &c., 
P.  0.  BUILDING. 


96 


GAZETTEER  OF  BUNCOMBE  COUNTY. 


Jason  Ashworth, 

FAIRVIEW,   N.   C, 

DEALER  IN 

GROCERIES, 

CLOTHING,    NOTIONS,   <£c. 


HIGHEST  PRICES  PAID  FOR  ALL  KINDS  OF  PRODUCE. 


T.  L.  RICKMAN, 


DEALER  IN 


DRY  GOODS, 

GROCERIES, 

iLTOTioisrs, 

TOBACCO,  CIGARS,  Sec. 


HIGHEST  PRICES  PAID  FOB  PRODUCE. 


D?.  W.  W.  Wljl^, 


WEAVERVILLE,  N.  C. 


LIMESTONE 


J.  R.  GARREN,  Proprietor. 


MANUFACTURES    FIRST-CLASS    BRANDS 

FAMILY  FLOUR. 


HIGHEST  CASH  PRICE  PAID  FOR  WHEAT. 


FLOUR  ALWAYS  ON  HAND  FOB  SALE. 


SHUFORDSVILLE  P.  0. 


BUNCOMBE  COUNTY  OFFICERS. 


CLERK  SUPERIOR  COURT,        -        -  E  W  HERNDON 

CLERK  INFERIOR  COURT,         -        -  MONT  PATTON 

SHERIFF, W  R  YOUNG 

REGISTER  OF  DEEDS,         -        -        -  J  R  PATTERSON 

TREASURER, J  W  HEMBREE 

COUNTY  SURVEYOR,  ,        -        -        -  AH  STARNES 

CORONER,  -        -        -        -        -  Dr  J  M  STEVENS 

TREASURER  PUBLIC  BUILDINGS,    -  W  R  WHITSON 

SUP'T  PUBLIC  INSTRUCTION,  -  JNO  W  STARNES 

SOLICITOR  INFERIOR  COURT,  -  H  B  CARTER 

COUNTY  COMMISSIONERS. 


J.  E.  RANKIN,  Chairman; 
THOS  W  PATTON,  T  D  BRITTAIN, 

J  G  CHAMBERS,  W  F  JOHNSTON 


MISCELLANEOUS  DEPARTMENT. 


STATE  GOVERNMENT  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA. 
Executive  Department. 

Governor, Thos  J  Jarvis 

Lieutenant-Governor, Jas  L  Robinson 

Secretary  of  State, Wm  L  Saunders 

Auditor,        -------  W  P  Roberts 

Treasurer,              John  M  Worth 

Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction,    -         -  Jno  C  Scarborough 

Attorney-General, Thos  S  Kenan 

Adjutant-General, Johnstone  Jones 

Supreme  Court. 

W  N  H  Smith, Chief  Justice 

Thos  Ruffin  and  Thos  S  Ashe,            -         -         -  Associate  Judges 

Thos  S  Kenan, Reporter 

W  H  Bagley,             .-----  Clerk 
Meets  at  Raleigh,  the  first  Mondays  in  February  and  October 


Superior  Courts. 

NINTH    JUDICIAL    DISTRICT. 

J  C  L  Gudger, 

G  S  Furgeson, 

Times  of  sessions,  as  fixed  by  act  of  General  Assembly  of  1882-83, 
are  as  follows: 


Judge 
Solicitor 


MISCELLANEOUS  DEPARTMENT. 


99 


Buncombe  county — 13th  Monday  after  ist  Monday  in    March   and 
August,  and  3d  Monday  in  November,  to  continue  4  weeks 
E  W  Herndon,  clerk 

Cherokee — 9th  Monday  after  ist  Monday  in  March  and  August,  2 
weeks 

Clay — 8th  Monday  after  ist  Monday  in  March  and  August,  i  week 
Graham — nth  Monday  after   ist  Monday   in   March  and  August,    i 
week 

Haywood — 5th  Monday  after   ist  Monday  in  March  and  August,  2 
weeks 

Henderson — 3d  Mondays  in  March  and  August,  2  weeks 
Jackson — 6th  Monday  after  ist  Monday  in  March  and  August,  i  week 
Macon — 7th  Monday  after  ist  Monday  in  March  and  August,  i  week 
Madison — First  Mondays  in  March  and  August,  2  weeks 
Swain — 12th  Monday  after  ist  Monday  in  March  and  August,  i  week 
Transylvania  4th  Monday  after  ist  Monday  in  March  and  August, 
I  week 


Inferior  Court. 

BUNCOMBE   COUNTY. 

T  F  Davidson,         -         .         .         .         . 
J  M  Green  and  C  B  Way, 
Mont  Patton,  -         -         .         _         . 

H  B  Carter,  -         -         .         .         . 

Meets  quarterly 


Chairman 
Associate  Justices 
Clerk 
Solicitor 


Federal  Court. 

WESTERN    DISTRICT. 

RPDick, 

James  E  Boyd,        --.... 

Jno  B  Keogh, 

Jas  E  Reed, 

Meets  semi-annually,  at  Charlotte,  Greensboro',  Statesville,  and  Ashe- 
ville — at  the  latter  place  in  May  and  November 


Judge 

District  Attorney 

Marshal 

Clerk  at  Asheville 


100 


MISCELLANEOUS  DEPARTMENT. 


Legislative. 

4OTH    SENATORIAL    DISTRICT COMPRISING    THE    COUNTIES  OF    BUN- 
COMBE   AND    MADISON. 

I  N  Ebbs,  of  Madison,  Senator 

C  M  McLoud  and  B  G  Gudger,  E.epresentatives  from  Buncombe  co 


North  Carolina  Representatives  in  Gongress. 


SENATORS, 

Matt  W  Ransom, 

Weldon 

Z  B  Vance, 

REPRESENTATIVES. 

Charlotte, 

ist  district. 

Lewis  C  Latham, 

Greenville,  Pitt  co 

2d 

Orlando  Hubbs, 

Newbern 

3d         " 

W  J  Green, 

Fayetteville 

4th        " 

W  R  Cox, 

Raleigh 

5th       - 

A  M  Scales, 

Greensboro' 

6th 

C  Dowd, 

Charlotte 

7th 

Tyre  York, 

Gap  Civil,  Wilkes  co 

8th 

R  B  Vance, 

Asheville 

R  T  Bennett,  Congressman  at  large. 


HISTORICAL   SKETCH 

BUNCOMBE   COUNTY, 

NORTH    CAROLINA. 


INTRODUCTORY. 


In  the  prospectus  issued  by  tlie  compiler  of  this  vohime,  he  did  not  promise 
to  give  anything  but  a  "  sketch "  of  the  history  of  Asheville  and  Buncombe 
county.  It  would  not  be  in  keeping  with  a  work  of  this  character  to  attempt 
more ;  but  he  leaves  to  abler  hands  the  task  of  collecting  the  abundant  materials, 
and  compiling  a  history  which  shall  be  worthy  of  the  tlieme. 

The  present  imperfect  sketch,  however,  will  be,  the  author  trusts,  of  some 
interest  and  value  to  the  citizens  of  his  adopted  county. 


GEOGRAPHICAL  AND  HISTORICAL. 


^II^SJUNCOMBE  County,  the  richest  and  most  populous  of 
^JKjp]i|  the  counties  in  the  western  division  of  the  State  of 
^^^  North  Carolina,  contains  620  square  miles,  or  400,000 
acres.  It  is  situated  on  the  Southern  Plateau  of  the  Alleghanies, 
and  has  a  mean  altitude  of  about  2,200  feet;  the  greatest  eleva- 
tion, Big  Craggy,  is  6,100,  and  only  in  the  bed  of  the  French- 
Broad  river  does  it  fall  so  low  as  2,000  feet  above  the  tide. 

The  county  was  formed  from  Burke  and  Rutherford  in  1791, 
and  was  named  in  honor  of  Edward  Buncombe,  a  gallant 
officer  in  the  war  of  the  Revolution.     Colonel  Buncombe  was 

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102  HISTOEICAL  SKETCH. 


distinguished  for  his  manly  appearance,  bravery,  patriotism,  and 
hospitality.  Over  the  door  of  his  mansion,  in  Tyrrell  county, 
was  inscribed  the  now  celebrated  couplet : 

"To  Buncombe  Hall, 
Welcome  all ! " 

The  county  which  bears  his  name  has  never  disgraced  it,  and 
has  always  been  renowned  for  the  courtesy  of  her  citizens  to  the 
stranger  and  pilgrim  ;  like  her  illustrious  god-father,  Buncombe 
county  "always  keeps  the  latch-string  on  the  outside." 

At  the  date  of  its  formation  the  county  included  nearly  all 
that  portion  of  North  Carolina  lying  west  of  the  Blue  Ridge, 
now  embraced  in  thirteen  counties,  with  an  area  of  almost  6,000 
square  miles. 

At  this  time  all  the  present  State  of  Tennessee  was  included 
within  the  boundary  of  North  Carolina;  and  a  few  years  pre- 
vious to  the  foundation  of  Buncombe  county  some  daring  spirits, 
with  Colonel  John  Sevier  (afterwards  elected  first  Governor  of 
Tennessee)  at  their  head,  organized  a  "  State,"  composed  of 
about  equal  portions  of  North  Carolina  and  what  is  now  Tennes- 
see, and  named  it  Franklin,  in  honor  of  the  distinguished 
American  philosopher — the  North  Carolina  portion  comprising  a 
territory  almost  identical  with  that  which  was  soon  to  become  Bun- 
combe county.  For  four  years  there  was  contention  between 
the  "  government  "  of  the  new  State  and  the  authorities  of  North 
Carolina  ;  Governor  Sevier  was  arrested  and  brought  to  trial, 
charged  with  "  high  treason,"  but  was  never  punished.  The  new 
State  soon  perished,  and  even  its  existence  is  now  hardly  a 
memory.  The  erection  of  the  "  State  of  Franklin  "  is  a  subject 
upon  which  historians  are  almost  silent;  but  to  the  student  it 
would,  no  doubt,  present  an  interesting  theme,  and  its  annals 
should  be  preserved  before  it  becomes  too  late,  by  the  destruc- 
tion of  the  few  records  which  remain  of  a  very  interesting  event 
in  our  early  history. 

The  first  settlers  of  Buncombe  countj^  were  mostly  of  the 
Scotch-Irish  race ;  sturdy,  industrious,  independent,  and  fearless. 


BUNCOMBE  COUNTY.  103 


The  latter  qualification  was  needed  most  of  all,  for  in  those  try- 
ing times  a  frontiersman  lived  in  constant  danger  from  the 
Indians,  who  gave  him  a  world  of  trouble ;  and  woe  unto  the 
unhappy  pioneer  who  was  caught  napping  by  the  ruthless 
Cherokees.  Often  did  the  settler  return  from  a  hunt  to  find  his 
cabin  a  heap  of  smouldering  ruins  and  his  loved  wife  and  chil- 
dren murdered — their  ghastly  forms  making  a  mute  appeal  for 
vengeance. 

Hunting  was,  of  course,  the  principal,  and  indeed  almost  the 
only,  occupation  of  the  early  settlers.  The  woods  abounded  in 
game  of  all  sizes,  and  the  rivers  and  creeks  teemed  with  fish.  A 
little  patch  of  corn  and  a  few  vegetables  were  cultivated  in  the 
clearing  around  the  cabin,  but  for  sustenance  the  settler  relied 
chiefly  on  the  chase.  His  clothing  often  was  composed  of  the 
skins  of  the  animals  which  he  trapped  or  shot,  and  happy  his 
wife  if  she  could  boast  a  calico  dress.  As  time  went  on,  a  little 
flax  was  grown,  which,  spun  by  hand  and  woven  by  the  wife  on 
a  rude  loom  of  home  construction,  gave  him  the  luxury  of  a 
shirt.  The  wool  of  a  few  sheep,  by  the  same  process  of  manu- 
facture, furnished  all  the  garments  which  were  required  in 
the  primitive  simplicity  of  these  children  of  the  forest. 

For  many  years  the  progress  made  by  this  people  was  very 
slow.  The  difficulties  attendant  on  reaching  the  mountains 
retarded  immigration,  notwithstanding  the  fascinating  reports 
which  had  gone  abroad  of  the  fertility  and  healthfulness  of  the 
region.  After  1820,  when  the  attention  of  the  Charlestonians 
was  first  directed  to  the  southern  plateau  of  the  Alleghanies  as  a 
health  and  summer  resort,  more  permanent  settlers  began  to 
arrive,  numbers  being  from  East  Tennessee.  The  completion  of 
the  Buncombe  turnpike,  in  1827,  gave  a  fresh  impetus  to  immi- 
gration, and  from  that  period  to  the  present,  notably  since  the 
completion  of  the  Western  North  Carolina  railroad  to  Asheville 
in  1880,  the  county  has  rapidly  increased  in  wealth  and  popula- 
tion. 

To  give  an  idea  of  the  growth  of  population:  In  1836  Bun- 
combe county  included,  besides  its  present  limits,  territory  which 


104  HISTORICAL  SKETCH. 


now  comprises  the  counties  of  Henderson,  Transylvania,  Madi- 
son, and  a  portion  of  Yancey.  Owing  to  considerable  politi- 
cal excitement  a  very  full  vote  was  polled  in  the  elections  of 
that  year,  and  yet  only  i,8oo  ballots  were  cast  in  the  county. 
This  would  indicate  a  population  of  about  10,000  ;  the  same 
district  to-day  contains  not  less  than  60,000  people.  In  1850, 
before  Madison,  her  last  child,  was  taken  from  her,  Bun- 
combe county,  according  to  the  United  States  census  returns, 
contained  a  population,  including  1,825  ^^'^^  negroes  and  slaves, 
of  12,738.  At  the  census  of  1880,  21,909  inhabitants  were  enu- 
merated in  this  county  alone,  and  to-day  not  less  than  25,000  peo- 
ple (21,000  whites  and  4,000  negroes)  call  Buncombe  "  home." 
The  increase  in  wealth  has  been  still  more  strongly  marked.  In 
1870  the  assessed  value  of  real  and  personal  property  in  the 
county  was  ;^  1,687,092  ;  in  1882,  ^3,333,305;  and  the  present 
year  (1883),  with  a  slightly  higher  ratio  of  valuation,  it  is  esti- 
mated at  ;$4,750,ooo — an  increase  of  180  per  cent,  in  thirteen 
years. 

Of  the  present  industries  of  the  county  it  is  unnecessary  to 
speak  here,  as  a  perusal  of  the  "  Commercial  Directory  of  Ashe- 
ville  "  and  the  "  Buncombe  County  Gazeteer,"  in  other  portions 
of  this  volume,  will  give  all  needful  information  on  the  subject. 

The  county  is  drained  by  many  creeks  and  rivers,  which,  with 
the  single  exception  of  the  French-Broad,  are  short  and  rapid, 
and  subject,  like  all  mountain  streams,  to  sudden  rises,  which 
sometimes  damage  growing  crops  and  wash  off  a  few  fences  and 
haystacks  ;  but  no  devastating  floods,  like  those  we  read  of  visit- 
ing other  portions  of  the  country,  are  recorded  in  the  annals  01 
this  county.  The  only  river  of  importance  is  the  French-Broad, 
which,  rising  in  the  Blue  Ridge  on  the  borders  of  South  Carolina, 
flows  through  Transylvania  and  Henderson  counties,  and  reach- 
ing Buncombe  county,  it  cuts  it  into  two  almost  equal  parts,  pre- 
serving throughout  a  nearly  northward  course.  For  thirty  miles 
above  Asheville  this  stream  is,  with  the  exception  of  a  few  unim- 
portant shoals,  as  placid  as  a  mill-pond,  and  is  navigable,  in  high 
water,  for  small  steamboats,  of  which  there  are  two  now  plying 


BUNCOMBE  COUNTY.  105 


its  bosom.  The  French-Broad  fell  in  for  a  very  small  share  of 
the  "  river  and  harbor "  appropriation  ;  but  a  force  is  now  at 
work  deepening  the  channel,  and  it  is  expected  in  a  few  years 
that  enough  work  will  be  done  to  render  the  river  navigable,  at 
all  seasons,  between  Asheville  and  Brevard.  Below  the  former 
place,  for  fifty  miles  and  more,  this  stream  well  earns  the 
title  of  "  Racing  River "  given  it  by  the  Indians,  its  course 
being  a  constant  succession  of  rapids  ;  the  fall  is  nearly  one 
thousand  feet  in  the  fifty  miles  intervening  between  this  city 
and  Paint  Rock,  while  in  the  same  distance  above  Asheville  it  is 
only  one  hundred  feet.  The  Western  North  Carolina  railroad 
follows  the  French-Broad,  in  all  its  wanderings,  from  Asheville 
to  Paint  Rock,  crossing  it  three  times  in  forty  miles,  and  gives 
the  traveller  an  opportunity  for  enjoying  some  of  the  finest 
river  scenery  in  America.  The  Swannanoa  is  the  next  stream  in 
importance.  Finding  its  source  amid  the  rugged  cliffs  of  the 
Black  mountains,  this  lovely  river  flows  through  a  region  of 
unsurpassed  beauty  and  fertility,  and  reaches  the  French-Broad 
at  a  point  near  Asheville,  forming  at  its  mouth  a  portion  of  the 
foreground  of  one  of  the  grandest  views  on  the  continent.  Cane 
Creek,  Hominy,  Sandy  Mush,  Big  Ivy,  Reems'  Creek,  Beaver 
Dam,  and  several  other  streams  of  lesser  note,  with  innumerable 
"  branches,"  serve  to  make  Buncombe  well  watered  and  rich  in 
fine  bottom-lands.  Springs  of  the  purest  water  are  found  on 
every  hand,  and  no  farm  can  be  found  without  one  or  more. 
Sometimes,  when  it  is  not  convenient  to  the  house,  the  water  is 
conveyed  in  "pump-logs"  to  the  very  door-step  at  a  small 
expense. 


106  HISTORICAL  SKETCH. 


FARMING-THE  CULTURE  AND   MAN- 
UFACTURE OF  TOBACCO. 

OTHER  INDUSTRIES. 

§HE  Farmers  of  Buncombe  county,  although  but  few  of 
them  are  rich,  few  are  very  poor,  and  they  are,  without 
*'^''™^^^  doubt,  thankful  to  that  providence  which  has  cast  their 
lot  in  a  land  so  highly  favored  by  nature.  Though,  as  we  have 
said,  not  rich,  they  are.  as  a  class,  happy  and  independent.  They 
all  live  well,  dress  well,  and,  if  there  is  any  virtue  in  big  feather- 
beds,  sleep  well.     What  more,  on  earth,  could  man  desire  ! 

In  this  county  can  be  grown  all  the  cereals  with  the  exception 
of  rice,  and  of  vegetables  and  fruits  an  immense  variety.  The 
apples  of  this  and  adjoining  counties  are  unequalled  in  America  ; 
and  peaches,  though  a  somewhat  uncertain  crop,  are  very  fine. 
Potatoes  and  cabbages  are  now  cultivated  for  the  Southern  mar- 
ket, an  industry  which  the  advent  of  railroads  has  made  profitable. 
Although  cotton  cannot  be  grown,  the  climate  is  admirably 
adapted  for  flax,  a  much  more  profitable  crop  ;  however,  little  or 
none  is  raised.  The  main  products  of  the  county  are  corn, 
wheat,  oats,  potatoes,  and  tobacco.  The  latter  is  now  very 
exten.sively  cultivated,  some  portions  of  the  county  having  a 
larger  acreage  than  others,  but  the  soil  of  nearly  all  the  uplands 
is  well  adapted  to  its  growth.  "  Bright  yellows,"  which  rival  the 
famous  Virginia  leaf,  is  the  leading  variety ;  and  very  fancy 
prices,  sometimes  over  one  dollar  a  pound,  are  often  obtained  for 
superior  grades  in  the  markets  of  Asheville  and  other  cities.  In 
1882,  500,000  pounds  of  tobacco  were  raised  in  the  county,  and 
the  estimate  for  the  present  year  is  700,000  pounds. 

Conjecture  is  lost  in  the  contemplation  of  what  the  tobacco 
industry  will  do  for  this  county  in  a  few  years,  at  the  present 
rate  of  increase.  The  culture  on  a  large  scale  was  only  intro- 
duced in  1869,  by  S.  C.  Shelton,  a  Virginian,  and  the  first  factory 
(plug)  was  opened  by  the  same  gentleman  the  following  year — 


BUNCOMBE  COUNTY.  107 


associating  himself  with  Messrs.  Hunt  and  Buchanan  in  1871. 
Mr.  Shelton,  who  is  still  engaged  in  the  manufacture  in  Ashe- 
ville,  in  connection  with  Messrs.  Jordan  and  Worth,  has  been 
identified  with  the  tobacco  interests  of  Asheville  and  Buncombe 
county  from  the  beginning;  he  was  the  first  to  introduce  the 
tobacco  of  this  county  into  Europe,  when,  at  the  Vienna  Expo- 
sition of  1873,  he  received  a  medal.  W.  T.  Dickinson,  also  a 
Virginian,  and  R.  V.  Blackstocks  cultivated  some  tobacco  for 
market  as  long  ago  as  1856  or  '57,  and  manufactured  a  small 
quantity  of"  smoking,"  sifted  through  a  riddle,  at  the  same  time. 
Some  years  still  earlier,  in  1 850,  as  found  from  the  United 
States  census  returns,  8,619  pounds  of  tobacco  were  given  as  the 
product  of  Buncombe  county  ;  this  might,  it  is  true,  have  been 
raised  within  the  present  limits  of  Madison.  Very  little, 
however,  was  done  in  the  tobacco  industry  till  within  the  last 
few  years.  Captain  M.  J.  Fagg  began  manufacturing  smoking 
tobacco  in  1 871,  on  Valley  street,  and  continued  in  the  business 
till  1874,  when  he  abandoned  the  enterprise,  to  (as  he  says)  his 
everlasting  regret.  He  received  a  handsome  silver  medal  at  the 
State  Fair,  in  1872,  over  "  Blackwell's  Durham  "  and  several  com- 
petitors from  Virginia.  Asheville  now  manufactures  celebrated 
and  superior  brands  of  smoking  tobacco.  In  fact,  the  best  judges 
say  that  Buncombe  smoking  tobacco  leads  the  world. 

The  first  warehouse  for  the  sale  of  leaf  was  opened,  in  1879,  t>y 
J.  D.  Wilder  and  J.  H.  Carter,  both  Virginians.  "  The  Pioneer  " 
was  a  frame  building,  50  x  100,  and  handled  its  first  season  600,000 
pounds  of  tobacco.  The  present  floor  area  of  Asheville's  four  brick 
warehouses  is  about  25,000  square  feet,  and  the  sales  during  the 
last  season  (i882-'83)  aggregated  1,500,000  pounds,  at  an  aver- 
age price  of  ^11.75  per  cwt.  The  coming  year  it  is  anticipated 
that  not  less  than  2,000,000  pounds  will  pass  under  the  hammers 
of  Asheville's  glib-tongued  auctioneers.  Many  buyers  from 
Winston,  Durham,  Danville,  Richmond,  and  Lynchburg  attend 
the  market,  while  the  home  dealers  amount,  in  themselves,  to  a 
considerable,  force.  What  is  needed  most,  however,  to  gain  for 
Asheville  her  proper  rank  as  a  tobacco  centre  is  larger  factories, 


108  HISTOEICAL  SKETCH. 

or  more  of  them  ;  not  over  one- thirtieth  part  of  the  tobacco  pass- 
ing through  the  hands  of  her  warehousemen  being  now  manu- 
factured in  the  city. 

Indeed,  the  manufacturing  interests  of  Asheville  and  Buncombe 
county,  in  spite  of  almost  inimitable  water-power,  cheap  labor,  and 
convenient  raw  material,  are  still  in  their  tnfancy ;  but  a  new  era 
is  dawning,  and  soon  we  hope  to  see  this  most  important  interest 
to  the  success  of  a  people  receive  from  our  capitalists  the  atten- 
tion which  it  deserves.  The  continued  prosperity  of  our  city 
and  county  chiefly  depends  on  a  vigorous  move  in  this  direction. 

The  timber  lands  of  Buncombe  compose  over  one  half  the 
area  of  the  county ;  an  almost  endless  variety  is  produced,  and 
many  of  the  woods,  notably  walnut  and  cherry,  find  a  ready  mar- 
ket in  the  manufacturing  centres  of  the  North  and  of  Europe. 
It  is  a  pity,  too,  that  we  should  send  our  lumbef  to  Cincinnati 
or  Philadelphia,  and  have  it  returned  to  us,  slightly  increased  in 
value,  in  the  shape  of  bedsteads  and  coffins,  when  those  useful 
articles  might  as  well  be  made  at  home !  There  are  thousands 
of  dollars  sent  out  of  our  county  every  year  to  purchase  car- 
riages and  wagons,  when  there  is  timber  enough  in  our  own 
mountains  to  furnish  two  or  three  States  the  size  of  this  with 
materials  for  vehicles  and  farming  implements.  Labor  is  abun- 
dant and  cheap,  living  is  cheap,  and  all  that  is  wanting  is  capital 
and  energy,  and  the  "right  men,"  to  make  "  Buncombe  wagons" 
or  "Buncombe  plows"  known  all  over  the  country.  The  num- 
ber of  carriages,  wagons,  and  buggies  annually  purchased  by 
citizens  of  this  county  amounts  to  several  hundreds,  and  why 
should  they  not  be  made  in  Asheville?  A  finer  opportunity 
does  not  exist,  in  the  opinion  of  the  writer,  for  making  a  small 
fortune  than  by  the  establishment  of  a  manufactory  of  this  descrip- 
tion in  our  midst. 


BUNCOMBE  COUNTY.  109 


INTERNAL  IMPROVEMENTS. 


RAILROADS,  &c. 


pHE  Buncombe  Turnpike  was  begun  in  February,  1826, 
[^  and  the  first  toll-gate  opened  in  October  of  the  year 
following.  This,  the  best  pass  of  the  mountains  before 
the  advent  of  railroads,  entered  North  Carolina  over  Saluda 
mountain,  and  passing  where  Flat  Rock  and  Hendersonville  now 
stand,  reached  Asheville,  and  thence  wound  its  way,  with  the 
tortuous  course  of  the  French-Broad,  to  Warm  Springs,  where, 
leaving  the  river,  it  took  a  northerly  route  to  Greeneville,  Tenn. 
Along  the  river  bank  it  was  constructed  with  great  difficulty  and 
expense.  The  blasting  of  the  solid  rock,  forming  one  side  of  the 
French-Broad  canon,  saved  the  Western  North  Carolina  rail- 
road, which  now  occupies  the  bed  of  the  old  turnpike  from 
Marshall  to  Warm  Springs,  many  a  dollar  in  later  years.  The 
wealthy  residents  of  Charleston  and  other  South  Carolina  cities 
used  this  road  in  their  annual  pilgrimages  to  the  Warm  Springs 
and  other  popular  resorts  of  the  mountains,  driving  in  their  own 
carriages,  generally  in  great  state,  followed  by  outriders  and 
baggage- wagons.  The  coast  residents  of  South  Carolina  had, 
however,  discovered  the  attractions  of  our  mountains,  as  a  cool 
and  healthy  summer  resort,  several  3^ears  before  the  Buncombe 
turnpike  was  built.  To  them,  as  well  as  to  the  wagoners  who 
spent  weeks  on  the  way  between  Asheville  and  Augusta  with 
their  immense  vehicles,  drawn  by  six-horse  teams,  the  comple- 
tion of  this  undertaking  was  a  god-send,  indeed.  But  those  days 
are  gone  forever;    the  last  toll-gate,  which,  after  a  checkered 

15 


110  HISTOEICAL  SKETCH. 


career,  signalized  by  many  a  tumult  towards  the  close,  had  hung 
on  to  the  last,  was  abolished  a  year  or  two  ago,  and  soon  the 
very  name  of  this  celebrated  road  will  be  forgotten. ' 

As  long  ago  as  1835  a  charter  was  granted  to  a  company,  with 
General  Robt.  Y.  Hayne,  of  South  Carolina,  at  its  head,  to  build 
a  railroad  from  Charleston  to  Cincinnati,  by  way  of  the  French- 
Broad  valley  and  Cumberland  Gap.  The  death  of  General 
Hayne  on  the  threshold  of  the  enterprise  threw  the  project  into 
confusion,  and  it  was  soon  abandoned.  Had  not  this  unlucky 
event  taken  place  at  such  an  inopportune  moment,  it  is  possible 
that  the  railroad  would  have  been  completed  at  the  time.  Just 
imagine  what  a  city  Asheville  would  have  been  by  now  had 
this  design  been  carried  out !  With  the  completion  of  the  Spar- 
tanburg and  Asheville  railroad  between  the  latter  place  and  Hen- 
dersonville,  (twenty  miles.)  and  the  gap  between  Morristown, 
Tenn.,  and  London,  Ky.,  (eighty-five  miles,)  filled  out,  the  origi- 
nal project  would  be  a  fact  It  is  to  be  devoutly  hoped  that  the 
recent  change  in  the  control  of  the  Western  North  Carolina  rail- 
road may  quickly  tend  to  this  desirable  consummation. 

The  Western  North  Carolina  railroad  was  first  projected  more 
than  thirty  years  ago ;  its  inceptors  embracing,  amongst  other 
well-known  gentlemen.  Dr.  Caldwell  and  Governor  Moorehead. 
The  State  authorized  the  issue  of  bonds  for  three-fourths  the 
stock,  the  remainder  to  be  made  up  by  private  subscription.  A 
charter  was  granted  in  1854,  the  first  ground  being  broken  the 
same  year.  At  the  beginning  of  the  late  war  Icard  station  had 
been  reached.  After  many  halts  by  the  way,  Morganton  in 
1866,  Old  Fort  in  1871,  Henry's  in  1876,  and  Asheville  in  Sep- 
tember, 1880,  successively  heard  the  shriek  of  the  "  iron-horse  " 
for  the  first  time.  But  a  year  and  a  half  more  elapsed  before 
connection  was  made  at  Paint  Rock,  the  boundary  line  of  Ten- 
nessee and  North  Carolina,  with  the  East  Tennessee,  Virginia, 
and  Georgia  system  of  railroads ;  and  now,  by  the  recent  com- 
pletion of  the  Knoxville  and  Ohio  railroad,  Asheville  is  only 
twenty-one  hours  from  Louisville.  Eight  years  ago  the  writer 
travelled  one  thousand  miles,  ahd  consumed  four  days'  time  in 


BUNCOMBE  CODNTY. 


Ill 


making  the  same  trip  by  railroad  and  steamboat,  with  twenty-five 
miles  staging  from  Old  Fort  at  the  latter  end. 


BUNCOMBE  COUNTY  COURT-HOUSE,  ASHEYILLE. 
[from  a  photograph  by  w.  t.  robkrtson.] 

The  main  stem  of  the  Western  North  Carolina  railroad,  190 
miles  in  length,  was  completed  in  the  face  of  many  difficulties 
incident  to  want  of  capital  and  harmonious  organization.  The 
original  issue  of  bonds  was  for  ^4,000,000,  but  ^^  12,000,000 
have  been  spent  so  far  in  the  work,  with  a  great  portion  of  the 
western  branch  to  a  junction  with  the  Knoxville  and  Augusta 
railroad,  still  to  be  built. 


112  HISTOEICAL  SKETCH. 


"THE  PIONEERS." 

I^N  compiling  this  sketch,  it  is  proper  that  the  names  of  a  few 
of  those  hardy  pioneers  who  began  the  work  of  redeeming 
our  county  from  a  wilderness,  and  who  laid  the  foundation 
of  its  present  substantial  prosperity,  should  not  be  omitted. 
More  names  would  be  given  had  it  not  been  impossible  to  obtain 
the  requisite  data,  although  considerable  trouble  was  taken  with 
that  purpose. 

Daniel  Smith,  who  settled  afthe  mouth  of  Swannanoa  in  1785, 
was  one  of  the  first  white  men  to  press  the  soil  of  the  present 
limits  of  Buncombe  county.  He  maintained  a  warfare,  generally 
single-handed,  against  the  Cherokee  Indians  for  many  years,  and 
not  less  than  one  hundred  are  said  to  have  "  bitten  the  dust " 
from  the  effects  of  his  unerring  rifle.  The  red-men  firmly 
believed  that  Smith  bore  a  charmed  life,  and  that  it  was  impossi- 
ble to  kill  him.  Many  a  *'  brave  "  has  been  heard  to  tell  of  the 
number  of  times  he  had  taken  fair  and  careful  aim,  at  short 
range,  with  no  effect,  at  the  devoted  form  of  the  undaunted  hun- 
ter. That  superstition  which  is  characteristic  of  all  savage 
peoples,  invested  this  wonderful  man  with  a  thousand  traits  which 
he  did  not  possess,  and  stories  innumerable  were  related  'round 
the  fire  of  the  Council  Lodge,  of  the  marvellous  deeds  of  prowess 
and  cunning  which  he  had  performed.  Traps  were  laid  for  him ; 
parties  were  made  up,  sworn  to  take  him  alive  or  dead ;  but, 
though  sometimes  captured,  he  always  made  good  his  escape, 
and  lived  to  see  the  county  of  his  adoption  cleared  of  his  natural 
enemy.  His  son,  the  late  Colonel  James  M.  Smith  (born  1787, 
died  1856),  was  the  first  child  born  of  white  parents  west  of  the 
Blue  Ridge,  in  the  present  limits  of  North  Carolina.  Another 
son,  Moses,  is  still  living,  at  an  advanced  age,  near  Asheville, 
and  is  celebrated  for  his  remarkable  skill  as  an  angler. 
John    Patton,   father    of   Montraville    Patton,    was  born   in 


BUNCOMBE  COUNTY.  113 


Ireland ;  he  came  to  the  United  States  about  the  close  of  the 
Revolution,  and  settled  within  the  present  limits  of  this  county 
in  1790.  He  made  his  first  clearing  on  the  Swannanoa,  near 
where  "  Patton's  mill  "  now  stands. '  It  is  related  that  the 
river  on  one  occasion  rose  so  rapidly  that  his  wife,  who  was 
preparing  dinner,  was  obliged  to  flee  from  the  cabin,  leaving  the 
partly-cooked  victuals  to  the  mercy  of  the  flood.  The  Swan- 
nanoa sometimes  goes  on  "a  boom"  even  to  this  day;  but  there 
is  no  instance  recorded  in  its  later  history  of  its  having  been  in 
such  a  hurry  about  it.  Colonel  Patton  purchased  a  tract  of  300 
acres  near  the  mouth  of  the  river,  in  1795,  from  "Buncombe 
Bill  Davidson,"  (the  first  senator  from  the  county,)  and  removed 
to  his  new  home  the  same  year.  A  portion  of  this  property  is 
^still  in  the  possession  of  his  descendants.  The  first  court  held 
in  the  county  met  in  a  building  on  his  place,  still  standing,  and 
now  used  as  a  stable.  "To  what  base  uses,"  &c.  Colonel  Patton 
was  the  first  county  surveyor  of  Buncombe,  to  which  office  he 
was  elected  at  its  organization  ;  he  and  his  son,  Fidelio,  who  suc- 
ceeded him,  filled  the  position  for  fifty  years. 

Samuel  W.  Davidson,  another  Scotch-Irishman,  the  ancestor 
of  a  numerous  body  still  living  in  this  county,  removed  from 
near  Morganton,  to  the  place  now  owned  by  A.  B.  Fortune,  on 
the  Swannanoa,  in  1786.  His  brother,  James,  whose  lonely 
grave,  near  the  line  of  the  Western  North  Carolina  railroad,  is 
still  pointed  out  to  the  traveller,  was  killed  by  the  Indians  soon 
afterwards. 

James  Patton,  many  of  whose  descendants  yet  live  in  Bun- 
combe county,  was  born  in  Ireland,  and  emigrated  to  the  United 
States  in  1783,  first  settling  in  Virginia.  He  removed  to  this 
county  in  1792,  and  died  in  1845,  at  the  age  of  90.  He  pur- 
chased nearly  all  the  ground  upon  which  Asheville  now  stands 
from  James  M.  Smith  for  a  small  sum,  little  thinking  how  valua- 
ble the  investment  would  prove  in  after  years  to  his  children. 

John  Young,  grandfather  of  Sheriff  Young,  settled  on  Cane 
Creek,  where  he  purchased  600  acres  of  land,  about  the  year 
1800.     He  afterwards  bought  i,6oo  acres  on  the  Swannanoa, 


114  HISTOEICAL  SKETCH. 

where  many  of  his  descendants  now  live.  He  was  a  sturdy  type 
of  the  American  pioneer,  and  died  universally  beloved  and 
respected,  in  1845,  at  the  age  of  80.  His  mother  lived  to  see  her 
113th  year. 

Zebulon  Baird,  father  of  "  Uncle  Joe "  Baird,  and  maternal 
grandfather  of  General  R.  B.  and  Senator  Z.  B.  Vance,  was  born 
in  New  Jersey.  He  came  to  Buncombe  county  in  1795  from 
Augusta,  Ga.,  in  the  first  four-wheeled  wagon  to  cross  the  moun- 
tains. Cutting  his  way  through  the  forests,  he  made  a  track 
which  was  soon  to  become  the  main  thoroughfare  between 
Tennessee  and  Augusta,  from  which  city  most  of  the  merchandise 
sold  in  East  Tennessee  and  Western  North  Carolina  was  hauled 
for  the  next  sixty  years.  This  pioneer  wagon  was  loaded  with  a 
stock  of  goods,  including  the  first  Jews-harps  seen  in  Buncombe. 
Mr.  Baird  built  and  occupied  the  first  storehouse  on  the  present 
site  of  Asheville ;  he  also  built  the  first  court-house,  the  first  jail, 
and,  indeed,  made  the  first  clearing  where  the  city  now  stands. 
His  original  grant  of  land,  embracing  fourteen  square  miles, 
extended  north  to  the  mouth  of  Beaver  Dam.  Mr.  Baird  rep- 
resented this  county  in  both  branches  of  the  State  Legislature 
for  many  successive  terms. 

Colonel  David  Vance,  grandfather  of  General  R.  B.  and 
Senator  Vance,  came  from  Virginia,  and  settled  on  Reems' 
Creek,  this  county,  very  soon  after  the  close  of  the  Revo- 
lution. His  house,  the  same  in  which  the  post-office  of  Vance- 
ville  is  now  kept,  was  built  by  him  nearly  one  hundred  years 
ago,  and  it  is  said  that  the  covering  has  not  been  renewed  to 
this  time.  Previous  to  his  settlement  in  Buncombe  county, 
Colonel  Vance  was  present  at,  and  took  an  active  part  in,  the 
battle  of  King's  Mountain,  October  7,  1780.  He  was  a  brave 
soldier  and  a  talented  man.  His  sons — David,  who  married  a 
daughter  of  Zebulon  Baird,  and  Robert,  who  represented  the 
Western  District  in  Congress  one  term,  and  was  killed  in  a 
duel  with  Samuel  Carson,  of  Burke  county,  in  1827 — lie  buried 
with  him,  in  the  family  graveyard,  on  a  hill  overlooking  the  old 
homestead,  on  Reems'  Creek. 


BUNCOMBE  COUNTY.  115 


It  is  related  that  his  daughter,  Miss  Celia,  who  afterwards 
married  Colonel  Ben  Brittain,  on  one  occasion  having  seen  a 
"muster,"  was  so  much  taken  with  the  warlike  motions  of  the 
troops  going  through  their  exercises,  that  she  determined,  on 
reaching  home,  to  try  the  "manual"  herself  An  old  shot-gun 
entitled  "  Billy  Craig,"  with  a  barrel  six  feet  long,  was  procured, 
and  the  young  girl  went  through  the  manual  of  arms  to  the  best 
of  her  ability.  When  the  command  to  "fire!"  was  given  (by 
herself),  she  pulled  the  trigger,  when  bang !  went  the  old  gun, 
(which,  of  course,  "  wasn't  loaded,")  tearing  a  hole  in  the  corner 
of  the  house  large  enough  to  put  one's  arm  through.  This  hap- 
pened eighty  years  ago,  but  the  hole  has  never  been  repaired, 
and  can  be  seen  to  this  day. 

David  L.  Swain  was  born  in  Buncombe  county  in  1801,  his 
father  having  emigrated  from  Massachusetts  a  few  years  pre- 
viously. The  son  of  a  poor  frontiersman,  by  the  exercise  of 
native  talent  and  perseverance  he  elevated  himself  to  the  highest 
rank  as  a  statesman.  His  early  education  was  received  at  New- 
ton Academy,  Asheville,  since  the  alma  mater  of  many  distin- 
guished North  Carolinians.  Afterwards  graduating  at  Chapel 
Hill,  he  lived  to  become  Governor  of  the  State,  and  closed- his 
brilliant  career  as  President  of  the  University  where  he  had 
achieved  distinction  in  his  youth.  Governor  Swain  built  the 
first  brick  house  west  of  the  Blue  Ridge  in  North  Carolina.  The 
building  is  still  standing  on  south  Main  street,  Asheville,  and  is 
now,  with  a  m(^dern  fiont,  occupied  by  S.  R.  Kepler  as  a  store. 

James  Alexander  was  born  in  the  north  of  Ireland.  He  settled 
on  Bee-Tree  creek,  a  branch  of  Swannanoa,  about  ij^G.  His 
descendants  at  this  day  outnumber  the  scions  of  any  other  "  first 
family"  in  the  county.  His  wife  was  also  an  Irish  woman,  and 
was  noted,  like  her  husband,  for  many  sterhng  qualities  of  head 
and  heart. 

James  Weaver  settled  in  this  county  very  early  in  its  history. 
He  entered  a  large  body  of  land  on  Reems'  Creek,  near  the 
present  site  of  Weaverville.  His  descendants,  a  numerous  and 
respectable  body,  still  live  in  the  vicinity. 


116  HISTOEICAL  SKETCH. 


Wm.  Whitson,  grandfather  of  Dr.  G.  W.  Whitson,  was  one  of 
the  very  earliest  colonists  of  Buncombe  county.  Emigrating 
from  Virginia,  he  first  pitched  his  tent  near  Morganton,  where 
he  married.  His  father-in-law,  a  member  of  the  McDowell 
family,  had  entered  land  on  the  Swannanoa ;  and  long  before  any 
permanent  settlements  had  been  made  there,  he  was  in  the  habit 
of  paying  occasional  visits  to  his  property  to  enjoy  the  fine  hunt- 
ing and  fishing  which  it  afforded.  On  returning  to  his  home  he 
would  give  such  glowing  accounts  of  the  beauties  of  the  Swan- 
nanoa valley  that  Whitson  at  last  determined  to  try  his  luck  in 
the  wilderness.  He  built  his  cabin  on  the  banks  of  the  river, 
(then  rolling  through  a  dense  cane-brake,)  near  where  John  H. 
Murphy  now  lives,  and  had  many  trials  with  his  neighbors,  the 
Indians,  before  his  life  was  made  comfortable  by  their  removal 
further  west. 

Samuel  Chunn,  some  of  whose  descendants  are  now  living  in 
Asheville,  came  to  this  county  in  1797.  His  house,  one  of  the 
first  erected  in  the  town,  occupied  the  ground  where  the  Brand 
building,  on  south  Main  street,  now  stands.  Mr.  Chunn  was  one 
of  Asheville's  first  merchants,  and  was  k  very  successful  business 
man. 

James  Brevard,  grandfather  of  J.  D.  Brevard,  came  from 
Mecklenburg  county,  and  settled  on  Cane  creek,  at  the  place 
now  called  Fairview,  about  the  year  1800.  The  county  seat  of 
Transylvania  is  named  in  his  honor,  and  not,  as  is  often  sup- 
posed, after  Ephraim  Brevard,  his  near  relative,  one  of  the 
signers  of  the  "  Mecklenburg  Declaration  of  Independence." 
Mr.  Brevard  represented  Buncombe  county  in  the  State  Legisla- 
ture several  terms.  He  was  a  man  possessed  of  many  of  the 
highest  qualities,  and  was  renowned,  like  most  of  his  fellow- 
pioneers,  for  nobility  and  purity  of  character.  Indeed,  if  any  of 
the  early  settlers  of  this  county  were  possessed  of  traits  which 
their  children  do  not  delight  to  record,  tradition  fails  to  give  the 
particulars.  Their  vices  must  have  been  few  and  their  virtues 
many ;  for  it  is  a  noteworthy  fact  that  the  men  who  first  broke 
ground  in  the  wilderness,  and  laid  the  foundation  of  the  great- 


BUNCOMBE  COUNTY.  117 


ness  and  prosperity  of  our  country,  were  invariably  of  simple 
and  religious  natures.  To  this  the  pioneers  of  Buncombe 
county  were  no  exception — 

"  Far  from  the   madding  crowd's  ignoble  strife, 
Their  sober  wishes  never  learned  to  stray." 


EMINENT  SONS  OF  BUNCOMBE. 

Si^^UNCOMBE  County  has  produced,  in  addition  to  many 
^M^al  "°^^  dead,  several  men,  yet  living,  who  have  achieved 
<3^^^  national  reputations. 

Senator  Z.  B.  Vance  was  Governor  of  the  State  both  during 
and  since  the  war,  and  is  now  a  Senator  of  the  United  States, 
and  one  of  the  most  brilliant  members  of  the  Upper  House.  He 
is  the  author  of  the  celebrated' expression,  "  What  the  Governor 
of  North  Carolina  said  to  the  Governor  of  South  Carolina." 

His  brother,  Gen.  Robt.  B.  Vance,  was  a  distinguished  Confed- 
erate officer,  and  has  represented  the  Eighth  District  in  Congress 
several  successive  terms.  He  is  now  an  eminent  member  of 
that  body,  and  is  always  one  of  the  few  sober  men  in  the  House 
when  Congress  adjourns. 

General  Thomas  L.  Clingman,  though  not  a  native  of  this 
county,  has  made  it  his  home  for  over  forty  years,  and  can, 
therefore,  justly  be  claimed  as  a  Buncombe  man.  He  first 
represented  the  Western  District  in  the  lower  house  of  Congress 
forty  years  ago,  and  served  several  terms  with  distinction.  He 
was  also  a  United  States  Senator  for  one  term.  As  a  scholar 
and  scientist,  he  has  few  superiors  in  this  country;  and  his 
invention  of  an  electric  light  is  said  to  be  superior  to  that  of 
Edison.  During  the  late  war  General  Clingman  served  gallantly, 
and  was  wounded  severely  on  the  field  of  battle. 

Judge  A,  S.  Merrimon  was  born  in  Asheville,  where  several  of 
15 


118 


HISTORICAL  SKETCH. 


his  brothers  and  sisters  are  now  living.  He  has  filled  many 
offices  of  trust  in  the  gift  of  the  people,  and  was  United  States 
Senator  from  1871  to  1877.  He  has  been  lately  appointed  by 
the  Governor  to  fill  the  vacancy  on  the  Supreme  Court  bench, 
caused  by  the  resignation  of  Judge  Thos.  Ruffin. 


ANTLER  HALL,  ON  FRENCH-BROAD  RIVER,  NEAR  ASHEVILLE, 
RESIDENCE  OF  G.  B.  TENNENT. 

Several  others,  of  more  or  less  distinction  in  "  field "  or 
"forum,"  have  honored  this  county  with  their  birth;  but  space 
forbids  a  mention  of  their  deeds  and  virtues  here.  Their  memo- 
ries live  in  the  hearts  of  their  children,  who,  we  hope,  will  strive 
to  emulate  the  actions  of  their  fathers. 


ASHEVILLE.  119 

HISTORICAL    SKETCH 

ASHEVILLE, 

BUNCOMBE  CO.,  NORTH  CAROLINA.=^= 


GEOGRAPHICAL. 


_lS!\^jSHEVILLE,  the  seat  of  justice  for  Buncombe  county, 
W^  the  metropolis  of  Western  North  Carolina,  and  justly- 
styled  the  "  Queen  City  of  the  Mountains,"  is  situated 
near  the  confluence  of  the  French-Broad  and  Swannanoa  rivers ; 
272  miles  west  of  Raleigh,  495  southwest  of  Washington,  and 
297  miles  northeast  of  Charleston.  The  city,  built  at  the  edge 
of  an  extensive  basin,  on  a  series  of  undulating  hills  running 
back  eastwardly  from  the  French-Broad,  is  about  two  miles  long 
by  the  same  distance  in  width,  and  contains  a  population  of  over 
4,000  souls.  Its  mean  elevation  above  the  river-bed  is  300  feet, 
and  above  sea-level  2,360  feet,  which  insures  a  dry  and  bracing 
atmosphere,  extremely  favorable  to  health.  The  mean  annual 
temperature  of  Asheville,  from  observations  conducted  during 
six  and  one-half  years  by  the  State  Geological  Survey,  is  found 
to  be  54°  3';  ranging  from  a  minimum  of  7°  above  zero  in  win- 
ter to  a  maximum  of  86°  in  summer ;  the  average  spring 
temperature  is  53°;  summer  72°,  autumn  54°,  and  winter  38°. 
The  extremes  of  heat  and  cold  are  never  oppressive,  and  even  in 
the  warmest  part  of  summer  the  nights  are  delightfully  cool. 

*  For  description  of  other  post-offices  and  towns  of  Buncombe  county,  see  "The  Gazetteer," 
beginning  on  page  70  of  this  volume. 


120  HISTORICAL  SKETCH. 

Asheville  received  its  charter  as  a  city  from  the  General  As- 
sembly of  i882-'83,  under  the  auspices  of  C.  M.  McLoud,  Esq., 
one  of  the  present  members  of  the  House  from  this  county. 

The  Western  North  Carolina  raih-oad  passes  through  the  city, 
giving  it  unbroken  communication  with  Eastern  and  Western 
points ;  and  with  the  completion  of  the  Spartanburg  and  Ashe- 
ville railroad,  which  now  lacks  but  twenty  miles  (ten  of  them 
being  graded)  of  reaching  Asheville,  a  near  outlet  to  the  South 
will  also  be  secured.  A  branch  of  the  Western  North  Carolina 
railroad  is  graded  for  seventy  miles  due  west  of  Asheville, 
twenty  miles  of  this  distance  being  open  for  traffic,  and  is  designed 
to  connect  with  the  Knoxville  and  Aug-usta  railroad. 


HISTORICAL-1798-1865. 

,Ti^^^|t^fSHEVILLE  came  very  near  not  being  built  where  it 
4a|(j^g  now  stands.  It  seems  the  commissioners  appointed  to 
6^L-e/..  select  a  location  for  a  county-seat  had  agreed  upon  a 
spot  about  three  miles  south  of  the  present  site  of  the  city;  but  were 
afterwards  so  well  treated  to  "  mountain  dew  "  by  the  proprietor 
of  a  tavern  and  store,  which  stood  near  what  is  now  the  court- 
house square,  that,  mellowed  by  the  soothing  influences  of  the 
liquor,  they  unanimously  changed  their  minds,  and,  acceding  to 
the  wishes  of  the  tavern-keeper,  decided  "  the  best  place  for  a 
town  to  be,  was  where  good  whiskey  was  plenty."  This  event 
took  place  about  85  years  ago.  The  town  was  at  first  called  Mor- 
ristown,  but  the  name  was  afterwards  changed  to  its  present  title 
in  compliment  to  Governor  Samuel  Ashe.  It  remained  but  a 
small  and  straggling  village  for  a  long  period ;  and  sixty  years 
ago  most  of  the  ground  on  which  the  city  is  now  built  was  in  a 
chinquapin  thicket.  At  this  time  three  or  four  stores,  a  hotel, 
(still  standing,  and  but  little  changed  in  outward  appearance.)  the 
offices  of  a  few  lawyers  and  physicians,  a  blacksmith  and  carpen- 
ter-shop, and  about  a  score  of  dwellings,  composed  the  town. 


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The  population  in  1830,  two  years  before  the  first  charter  of 
incorporation  was  received,  numbered  about  350,  one-third  being 
slaves;  by  1840  it  had  grown  to  500 — the  same  relative  propor- 
tions of  whites  and  blacks  being  still  preserved. 

In  1845,  the  mercantile  business  of  Asheville  was  conducted 
by  Ja*s.  M.  Smith,  Jas.  W.  Patton,  Roberts  &  Williams,  Joseph 
Dunlap,  Alfred  B.  Chunn,  and  Montraville  Patton  ;  the  two  last- 
named  are  yet  living  in  Asheville.  The  physicians  were  Thos. 
C.  Lester  and  J.  F.  E.  Hardy ;  the  latter  gentleman,  the  father  of 
Dr.  J.  G.  Hardy,  of  this  city,  died  in  1882.  The  legal  fraternity 
was  represented  by  Joshua  Roberts,  N.  W.  and  John  Woodfin, 
Thos,  L.  Clingman,  and  B.  M.  Edney;  of  these,  all  men  of  fine 
talents,  General  Clingman  alone  survives.  The  Presbyterians, 
Baptists,  and  Methodists  all  had  places  of  worship  ;  but  the 
only  religious  edifice  now  standing,  which  was  then  in  exist- 
ence, is  that  of  the  Presbyterians.  Two  hotels — the  Eagle,  kept 
by  Jas.  W.  Patton,  and  the  Buck,  (now  the  Central,)  by  Jas.  M. 
Smith, — sufficed  for  the  wants  of  the  travelling  public.  There  was 
also,  at  this  time,  a  large  hotel,  since  destroyed  by  fire,  at  the 
Sulphur  Springs,  four  miles  west  of  town,  where  a  great  number 
of  visitors  assembled  during  the  summer. 

From  old  files  of  the  Highland  Messenger,  the  first  newspaper 
published  in  Asheville,  and  its  successor,  the  News,  some 
interesting  facts  concerning  the  village  at  this  period  were 
gained.  In  the  volume  of  the  Messenger  for  1844  we  find  a 
"  Sketch  of  the  Life  and  Public  Services  of  Henry  Clay  "  run- 
ning through  several  issues,  which  tends  to  prove  the  "  Great 
Commoner  "  to  have  been  a  favorite  in  Buncombe.  In  the  same 
volume  the  "Augusta  Prices  Current,"  for  August  9,  1844,  in- 
forms us  that  bacon  (hog-round)  was  worth  6  to  6^  cts.  per  lb., 
and  hams  from  7  to  8  cts. ;  Rio  and  Laguayra  coffee  from  7  to  10, 
Java  from  14  to  16,  and  Mocha  from  18  to  22  cts.  per  lb.  Corn 
is  quoted  at  from  50  to  62^20.  per  bushel,  flour  from  $4.50  to 
$6. 50  per  bbl.,  Liverpool  salt  5  5  to  5  8  cts.  per  bushel ;  North  Caro- 
lina tobacco  8  to  15,  and  Virginia  tobacco  15  to  50  cts.  per  lb. 
(They  can't  beat  us  so  badly  as  that  now ! )    New  Orleans  sugar 


122  HISTORICAL  SKETCH. 

is  quoted  from  6  to  8,  and  "  double-refined  "  14  to  17  cts.  per  lb. 
The  "  Charleston  Prices  Current,"  in  the  issue  of  the  News  for 
January  24,  1846,  quotes  corn  65  to  70,  and  oats  46  cts.  a  bushel ; 
peach  brandy  |i,  and  "  Northern  whiskey  "  26  to  27  cts.  a  gallon  ! 

In  the  summer  of  1845,  the  proprietor  of  the  Warm-Springs 
Hotel.  Jno.  E.  Patton,  (still  living,  near  Asheville,)  takes  a  full-page 
advertisement  in  the  A^^wi-,  printed  in  large  letters,  leaving  out  the 
column-rules,  in  which  he  announces  that  the  rates  for  board  will 
be  75  cents  a  day,  or  ^5.00  a  week,  during  the  season.  (N.  B. — The 
above  prices  are  somewhat  lower  than  those  now  charged  at 
this  famous  watering  place.)  Mr.  Patton  also  announces  that  he 
has  engaged  the  services  of  a  brass  band  for  the  season.  Daily 
stages  and  mails  are  among  the  inducements  held  out  to  the 
health  and  pleasure  seeker ;  and  the  use  of  "  common  tene- 
ments "  is  offered  gratuitously  to  those  who  wish  to  secure  the 
benefit  of  the  waters,  but  who  are  unable  to  pay  for  accommoda- 
tions at  the  hotel. 

In  the  issue  for  June  6,  1845,  the  latest  news  from  New  York 
is  dated  May  20  ;  and  by  the  "  remarkably  fast  passage  of  the 
Brittania,  only  16  days  from  Liverpool,"  the  news  of  Europe  to 
May  4,  is  secured.  This  must  have  seemed  phenomenal  to  the 
citizens  of  Asheville  at  that  day — the  same  when  Horace  Greely, 
Jas.  Gordon  Bennett,  and  Henry  Raymond,  were  such  rivals  in 
their  enterprising  efforts  to  get  the  first  news  from  the  incoming 
European  steamers.  In  the  same  issue  we  also  see  that  O'Con- 
nell  and  "Repeal"  were  raising  a  stir  in  Ireland— that  sweet  isle, 
which  hasn't  yet  stopped  furnishing  exciting  intelligence  to  the 
world ;  only  we  get  it  a  little  fresher  now  than  then. 

From  the  advertising  columns  of  the  same  paper,  we  find  the 
rates  for  board  in  1850  at  the  Asheville  Hotel,  now  the  Carolina 
House,  were  ^7.00  to  ^8.00  per  month,  and  that  candles  and 
fuel  were  "  extras."  From  this  year  up  to  and  during  the  war, 
very  few  copies  of  the  Asheville  Neivs  are  in  existence  ;  which  is 
a  great  pity,  and  will  prove  an  irreparable  loss  to  the  future 
historian  of  the  city  and  county. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  late  war,  in  1861,  Asheville  was  the 


ASHEVILLE.  123 


home  of  a  large  number  of  men  of  standing  and  influence,  who 
all  acted  with  a  common  impulse  in  furthering  the  cause  of  the 
South.  Company  after  company  was  formed,  organized,  and 
equipped  for  the  service ;  and  not  a  few  of  the  brave  boys  of 
Asheville  and  Buncombe  county  were  destined  soon  to  give  up 
their  lives,  fighting  for  their  homes,  on  the  battle  field.  The  first 
company  to  leave  for  the  scene  of  strife  was  the  Buncombe 
Rifles,  W.  W.  McDowell,  captain  ;  and  the  second,  the  Rough 
and  Ready  Guards,  with  Z.  B.  Vance  (now  Senator)  at  its  head. 
During  the  sanguinary  struggle  which  laid  waste  some  of  the  fair- 
est portions  of  the  South,  Asheville  was  but  little  troubled  by  the 
invading  armies.  In  the  spring  of  1865,  a  party  of  about  1,500 
Yankees,  attempting  to  enter  the  place,  was  met  and  routed, 
after  a  sharp  skirmish,  at  the  Woodfin  farm,  on  the  French- 
Broad,  two  miles  north  of  town,  by  the  Confederate  forces  then 
stationed  in  Asheville.  Stoneman  and  Brown,  with  their  com- 
mands, passed  through  the  town  in  the  May  after  the  Surrender, 
and  Northern  troops,  under  various  commanders,  were  stationed 
at  Camp  Patton  (which  had  been  used  as  a  place  of  encampment 
at  various  times  by  the  Confederates  during  the  war,)  for  a  year 
afterwards ;  but  no  fighting  was  done,  and  Asheville  happily 
escaped  the  bloody  scenes  witnessed  by  so  many  Southern  cities 
during  the  progress  of  the  fratricidal  strife. 


SINCE  THE  WAR. 


ASHEVILLE  AS  A  SUMMER  RESORT. 

^URING  the  war  business  suffered,  of  course,  for  the  men 
^  were  all  in  the  field;  but  with  the  cessation  of  hostilities, 
things  again  took  an  upward  turn,  and  prosperity  soon 
began  to  dawn — a  prosperity  which  has  suffered  no  retrocession 
since.     In  1850  the  population  of  Asheville  was  about  800;  in 


124  HISTORICAL  SKETCH. 


i860,  1,100,  and  in  1870,  1,450;  the  rapid  increase  being  largely 
due  to  the  fame  the  town  was  acquiring  abroad  as  a  resort  for 
health  and  pleasure  seekers.  Thousands  of  strangers  from  the 
South,  besides  numbers  from  the  North  and  East,  now  visit 
Asheville  every  summer,  to  enjoy  the  fine  breezes  of  the  moun- 
tains, and  the  social  pleasures  of  the  city,  which  is  fast  taking 
rank  as  the  leading  summer  resort  of  the  Southern  States. 
Three  large,  elegant,  and  well-kept  hotels,  capable  of  accom- 
modating from  150  to  300  guests  each;  three  others,  with 
capacities  ranging  from  50  to  lOO  guests;  besides  boarding 
houses  innumerable,  serve  the  wants  of  the  army  of  tourists 
who  flock  here  during  the  heated  term. 

Another  hotel,  to  cost  $100,000,  exclusive  of  furniture,  is  to 
be  ready  for  the  season  of  1884.  It  is  now  under  way,  in  the 
midst  of  an  extensive  park,  on  an  eminence,  in  the  centre  of  the 
city,  and  is  designed  to  accommodate  from  500  to  600  guests. 
It  will  be,  when  completed,  one  of  the  largest  and  most  magnifi- 
cent hotels  in  the  South. 

The  livery  service  of  Asheville  is  unsurpassed,  yet  it  is  taxed 
to  its  utmost  capacity  during  the  season.  The  delightful  drives 
along  the  shaded  banks  of  the  French-Broad  and  Swannanoa 
rivers,  and  the  roads  to  celebrated  "views"  and  mountain  peaks 
in  the  vicinity,  are  thronged  with  carriages  and  equestrians  every 
day.  Carriage  and  horseback  riding  seem  to  be  the  principal, 
and,  indeed,  almost  the  only,  open-air  pleasures  indulged  in  by 
our  summer  visitors.  They  seldom  fish ;  they  never  hunt,  and 
the  bare  thought  of  a  pedestrian  tour  through  the  mountains 
would  strike  a  chill  of  horror  to  the  heart  of  many  a  gallant 
"carpet  knight."  Almost  every  night  during  the  season,  balls 
are  given  at  some  one  of  the  principal  hotels,  with  fine  bands  of 
music  in  attendance;  everything  being  free  to  all  devotees  of 
Terpsichore,  as  well  as  to  the  guests  of  the  house.  Skating 
rinks,  billiard  halls,  and  the  Public  Library  reading  room  are  all 
places  where  the  long  hours  can  be  made  to  drift  pleasantly  into 
the  past.     Indeed,  the  visitor  to  Asheville  need  never  suffer  for 


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lack  of  amusements ;  for,  in  addition  to  those  already  named, 
the  trout-fishing  and  hunting  within  easy  distance  is  superb,  and 
parties  to  "  rough  it "  in  the  grand  old  mountains,  by  which  the 
city  is  surrounded,  can  always  be  made  up.  Mt.  Mitchell,  6,711 
feet,  the  highest  peak  in  the  United  States  east  of  the  Rocky 
Mountains,  and  celebrated  as  the  scene  of  the  tragic  death  of 
Dr.  Elisha  Mitchell,  who  was  the  first  to  make  accurate  surveys 
of  elevations  in  the  Southern  Plateau  of  the  Alleghanies,  is  within 
a  day's  ride  of  Asheville ;  and  Craggy,  Pisgah,  and  other  noted 
peaks  and  mountain  ranges  can  be  reached  in  less  time. 


i^o 


THE  BUSINESS  OF  THE  CITY— ITS  POPULATION  AND 
WEALTH— ITS  FUTURE. 

^HE  business  men  of  Asheville  are  an  active  and  enter 
prising  body;  ever  ready  to  embark  in  a  paying  invest- 
ment; ever  honorable  in  their  transactions  with  their 
customers,  with  each  other,  and  with  the  wholesale  dealers  and 
manufacturers  from  whom  they  purchase  their  stocks;  so,  at 
home  and  abroad,  the  character  and  credit  of  our  merchants 
stand  deservedly  very  high.  The  amount  of  capital  at  present 
invested  in  all  branches  of  business  in  the  city,  does  not  fall  far 
short  of  ^1,500,000. 

A  glance  over  the  first  parts  of  this  book  will  show  in  detail 
the  number  and  variety  of  the  industrial  pursuits  of  the  citizens 
of  Asheville;  but  a  partial  recapitulation  here  will  not  be  out  of 
place.  We  find  in  the  city  between  40  and  50  stores  where 
general  merchandise  is  sold;  8  or  10  doing  a  jobbing  in  addi- 
tion to  a  retail  trade.  Only  one  house  does  an  exclusively 
wholesale  business,  but  its  transactions  are  very  large.  Two 
wholesale  and  retail  hardware  houses,  both  dealing  also  in  agri- 
cultural implements ;  i  wholesale  and  retail  dealer  in  stoves  and 
tinware,  and  3  tinner's  shops.     One  jeweler,  2  dealers  in  silver- 

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126  HISTOEICAL  SKETCH. 


ware,  2  in  china  and  glassware,  and  i  in  Florida  curiosities ;  4 
millinery  establishments,  and  4  dealers  in  sewing  machines ;  i 
bank,  5  real-estate  and  insurance  agents,  representing  twenty- 
eight  first-class  companies,  and  over  ;^200,ooo,ooo  of  capital ;  6 
liquor  dealers,  2  being  wholesale  and  retail,  and  5  druggists ;  3 
booksellers  and  news-dealers,  and  2  newspapers.  We  also  find  2 
manufacturers  of  sash,  doors  and  blinds,  and  2  dealers  in  the 
same ;  3  lumber  yards,  6  brick-yards,  (not  including  places 
where  builders  make  their  own  brick,)  i  foundry  and  machine 
shop,  2  planing  mills,  2  corn  and  2  flouring  mills ;  2  carriage 
and  wagon  manufacturers ;  8  blacksmiths,  2  coopers,  4  painters, 
and  15  firms  of  contractors  and  builders.  There  are  3  furniture 
dealers,  4  cabinetmakers,  i  undertaker,  and  i  marble  yard ;  8 
shoemakers,  3  saddlers,  and  i  tan  yard.  There  are  3  bakers,  5 
butchers,  5  dealers  in  confectioneries  and  fruits;  6  hotels,  about 
50  boarding  houses,  and  6  livery  stables.  The  tobacco  interest 
is  represented  by  4  warehouses,  4  factories,  and  18  firms  of  leaf- 
dealers.  Of  professional  men,  there  are  6  dentists,  10  physi- 
cians (one  being  a  lady),  and  21  firms  of  attorneys. 

Of  course  it  will  be  understood  that  in  the  above  list  no 
mechanics  but  those  running  shops  or  employing  workmen  are 
included;  there  are  several  hundred  journeymen  mechanics  in 
Asheville,  most  of  them  being  skilful  artisans. 

The  population  of  the  city  at  the  various  decennial  periods 
from  1830  to  1870  has  been  already  given.  By  the  census  of 
1880,  2,616  inhabitants  were  returned.  In  April  of  the  present 
year  (1883),  the  publisher  of  this  work  took  a  careful  census, 
and  found  that  there  were  3,874  residents  in  Asheville :  white 
males  1,235,  white  females  1,173;  total  whites,  2,408;  colored 
males  717,  colored  females  749;  total  colored,  1,466 — grand 
total,  3,874;  showing  an  increase  of  1,258,  or  48.  i  percent  in 
the  22  months  which  had  elapsed  since  the  census  of  June, 
1880.  Now,  allowing  for  a  proportionate  growth  in  the  five 
months  from  April  to  September,  1883,  (and  this  no  one  will 
gainsay,)  we  have  to-day  4,160  inhabitants  in  the  city. 

The  increase  in  wealth  has  more  than  kept  pace  with  the 


ASHEVILLE.  127 


growth  of  the  population.  In  1873  the  total  valuation  of  real 
and  personal  property  in  Asheville  was  about  ;$300,ooo.  In 
1874  it  was  $422,316;  in  1875,  $486,871 ;  in  1876,  $581,834;  in 
1877,  $634,144;  in  1878,  $691,491 ;  in  1879,  $810,464;  in  1880, 
$904,428;  in  1 88 1,  $1,003,248;  in  1882,  $1,220,727;  and  the 
estimate  for  the  present  year,  from  nearly  complete  returns,  is 
$1,500,000.  Thus,  while  the  population  in  thirteen  years  has 
increased  about  200  per  cent.,  the  wealth  of  the  city  has  in  ten 
years  been  augmented  400  per  cent.  Truly  this  is  a  sign  of 
abundant  prosperity.  And  still  the  boom  continues.  Strangers 
with  capital  are  arriving  every  day — for  the  fame  of  Asheville, 
as  the  future  great  city  of  the  State,  is  being  sounded  abroad. 
With  the  completion  of  the  Spartanburg  and  Asheville  railroad, 
giving  us  unbroken  communication  with  Charleston,  Atlanta, 
and  other  South  Carolina  and  Georgia  cities ;  and  the  western 
branch  of  the  Western  North  Carolina  railroad  finished  to  its 
meeting  point  with  the  Knoxville  and  Augusta  railroad,  bringing 
to  our  doors  the  untold  mineral  and  agricultural  wealth  of  a 
hitherto  undeveloped  region  of  our  State,  Asheville's  future  as  a 
railroad  centre  will  be  secured.  Her  magnificent  water-power, 
availability  of  raw  material,  and  other  superiorities,  destine  her 
to  become  ere  long  a  manufacturing  centre  as  well.  As  a  sum- 
mer resort  she  stands  unrivalled,  and  her  mercantile  trade  is  al- 
ready large.  Who  can  foretell  what  the  city,  with  her  great 
natural  and  artificial  advantages,  will  become  in  another  decade! 


LOCAL  IMPROVEMENTS— STREETS,  BUILDINGS, 
WATER-WORKS,  &c. 

l^,j|,.MsHE  dwellings  and  business  houses  of  Asheville  will  com- 
'  ^  pare  favorably  with  those  of  some  far  larger  cities.  Most 
of  the  mercantile  establishments  are  of  brick,  from  two 
to  four  stories  in  height,  and  many  of  them  are  distinguished  by 
imposing  fronts  of  glass  and  iron  ;  the  few  old  frame  stores  yet 


128  HISTORICAL  SKETCH. 


remaining  are  being  rapidly  replaced  by  handsome  brick  build- 
ings, and  soon  the  last  will  have  disappeared. 

Asheville  is  adorned  with  many  fine  private  residences,  and 
both  in  the  city  and  its  suburbs  are  found  some  mansions  and 
villas  of  surpassing  elegance.  The  churches  of  Asheville  are  a 
credit  to  its  people  ;  the  hotels  are  renowned  for  size  and  beauty, 
and  the  tobacco-warehouses  are  all  brick  structures  of  spacious 
extent. 

At  this  date  (September,  1883,)  over  one  hundred  buildings, 
including  fifteen  large  brick  storehouses,  from  two  to  five  stories 
high,  are  in  course  of  erection  in  the  city,  at  a  total  cost  of  not 
less  than  ^150,000. 

In  noticing  the  buildings  of  Asheville,  special  mention  must 
be  made  of  the  Buncombe-County  court-house.  It  is  situated  in 
the  exact  centre  of  the  city,  on  the  Public  Square,  and  is  one  of 
the  finest  edifices  of  the  kind  in  the  State  ;  it  was  completed  in 
1877,  at  a  cost  of  ;^33,ooo.  The  United  States  Circuit  and  Dis- 
trict Courts  are  held  within  its  walls,  in  addition  to  the  regular 
courts  of  the  county.  A  handsome  opera-hall,  with  well-arranged 
stage,  scenery,  &c.,  having  a  comfortable  seating  capacity  of  400, 
occupies  the  third  floor. 

City  Water-Works. — This  great  enterprise,  which  is  des- 
tined to  be  of  such  inestimable  benefit  to  the  people  of  Asheville, 
was  inaugurated  in  1882,  and  is  to  be  completed  the  present 
year,  at  a  cost  of  ^$20,000.  The  reservoir,  having  a  capacity  of 
nearly  1,000,000  gallons,  is  situated  on  the  mountain-side, 
near  the  eastern  limits  of  the  city,  with  an  elevation  of  150 
feet  above  the  Court-House  Square.  The  water,  gathered  from 
numerous  springs,  is  conducted  through  terra-cotta  pipes  a  dis- 
tance of  two  miles,  with  a  gradual  fall  along  the  mountain-slope, 
to  the  reservoir,  whence  ten-inch  iron  mains  carry  it  to  the  Pub- 
lic Square ;  from  here  six-inch  pipes  branch  in  all  directions  over 
the  city,  carrying  the  precious  fluid  to  its  remotest  parts.  The 
city  is  the  owner  of  the  system,  and  only  a  sum  sufficient  to 
guarantee  a  small  interest  on  the  outlay  will  be  charged  house- 
holders for  the  use  of  the  water. 


ASHEVILLE.  129 


Within  the  past  year  ;^20,ooo  have  been  expended  in  improv- 
ing the  streets  of  Asheville  ;  six  miles  have  been  macadamized  in 
that  time ;  besides  new  sidewalks  laid  down,  old  streets  widened, 
and  new  ones  opened  to  the  public.  Before  long  Asheville  will 
be  as  distinguished  for  good  highways  as  she  formerly  was  for 
bad  ones. 


11 


SOME  NEEDED  IMPROVEMENTS. 

!7|.SHEVILLE  is  at  present  lighted  with  the  old-fashioned 
kerosene  lamp  ;  but  the  march  of  progress  demands  its 
speedy  abolition  ;  gas  or  the  electric  light  must  inevi- 
tably take  its  place,  ere  long,  in  our  growing  city. 

An  ice-factory  is  a  much-needed  enterprise  in  our  midst;  for 
in  this  region  ice  is  gathered  about  one  year  in  every  two,  and  is 
never  a  certain  "crop."  A  machine  capable  of  turning  out  suffi- 
cient for  the  wants  of  the  city  would  cost  but  little  in  comparison 
with  the  profits  which  the  investment  would  guarantee.  Ashe- 
ville every  summer  uses  an  immense  quantity  of  ice,  and  the 
home  supply,  when  there  is  any  at  all,  hardly  ever  lasts  through 
August.  During  several  months  it  is  brought  here  from  the 
Kennebec  river,  at  a  heavy  expense  for  freight,  and  must  be  sold, 
to  realize  a  living  profit,  at  a  price  far  above  that  at  which  it 
could  be  afforded,  if  we  manufactured  it  ourselves. 

A  street  railway  from  the  depot  to  the  centre  of  the  city  is 
another  undertaking  which  would  pay  handsomely  in  Asheville, 
Extra  horses  or  an  "  inclined  plane  "  could  be  used  to  surmount 
the  hill  rising  from  the  river  ;  indeed,  the  grade,  though  heavy 
for  horse-power,  is  so  slight  for  an  inclined-plane  railway  that  the 
same  cars  could  make  the  entire  distance,  and  the  only  extra 
expense  be  for  the  stationary-engine  and  cables. 

This  enterprise  would  work  a  revolution  in  the  carrying  trade 
of  the  city ;  for,  freight  as  well  as  passenger  cars  being  employed, 
most  of  the  present  multitude  of  wagons  and  omnibuses  would 


130  HISTOEICAL  SKETCH. 


no  longer  be  required.  The  result  would  be  cheaper  and  quicker 
transportation  of  passengers  and  goods,  and  consequent  great 
benefits  to  the  citizens  and  the  travelling  public. 

A  coal  and  wood  yard,  a  telephone  exchange,  an  extensive 
carriage  and  wagon  factory,  and  a  national  bank  are  also  much 
needed,  and  would  be  sure  to  pay  in  Asheville. 


CHURCHES. 


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.VjSHEVILLE  is  well   supplied  with  places  of  religious 


siffi; 


ICJJSMK  worship,  under  the  charge  of  able  and  eloquent  minis- 
ters. Nine  churches,  six  white  and  three  colored,  are 
open  every  Sunday  to  the  public,  and  are  generally  thronged 
with  worshippers. 

The  Presbyterian  Church  was  organized  about  sixty-five 
years  ago  by  Rev.  George  Newton,  the  first  pastor ;  he  was  fol- 
lowed by  Rev.  Mr.  Bradshaw.  For  several  years  the  congre- 
gation worshipped  at  Newton  Academy;  but  in  1825,  the 
present  building  was  erected,  the  ground  being  donated  by 
James  Patton.  The  present  pastor  is  Rev.  James  P.  Gammon, 
and  the  membership  is  about  125. 

Baptist. — This  church  was  constituted  December  6,  1829; 
the  first  pastor  being  Rev.  Thomas  Stradley,  who  filled  the  pul- 
pit for  the  next  forty-six  years.  Mr.  Stradley,  who  is  still  living, 
came  from  England,  and  settled  in  Buncombe  county  in  1826. 
He  bought  the  ground  on  which  the  present  church  edifice 
stands,  in  his  own  name,  and  was,  indeed,  the  principal  agent  in 
its  erection;  previously  the  place  of  worshijD  had  been  on  the 
west  side  of  French-Broad  river.  Peter  Stradley,  who  died  at 
Hendersonville  in  1883,  was  the  first  clerk.  This  church  has 
had  but  three  pastors  in  fifty-four  years:  Revs.  Thos.  Stradley 
and  A.  C.  Dixon,  and  the  present  incumbent,  Dr.  John  Mitchell. 
The  number  of  names  now  on  the  church  books  is  225. 

The  Episcopal  Church  was  founded  in  Asheville  in  1846, 


ASHEVILLE.  131 


at  that  time  having  only  three  communicants.  Dr.  Jarvis 
Buxton,  the  present  incumbent,  was  the  first  rector.  The 
membership  is  now  125,  and  three  chapels — St.  Andrew's, 
Beaver  Dam,  and  Haw  Creek, — also  belong  to  the  parish.  The 
elegant  and  commodious  structure  now  occupied  by  this  church 
was  finished  the  present  year,  at  a  cost  of  nearly  ^8,000. 

Methodist  Episcopal,  South. — This  church  was  founded  in 
Asheville  many  years  ago,  but  was  not  organized  into  a  separate 
pastoral  charge  until  1848 — with  the  Rev.  J.  S.  Burnett  as 
pastor.  Its  beginning  was  feeble,  but  it  has  continued  to  de- 
velop in  strength  and  character,  until  it  has  become  one  of  the 
most  prosperous  churches  in  the  city.  It  has  now  a  membership 
of  over  300,  and  an  imposing  building.  Rev.  G.  C.  Rankin  is  the 
present  pastor. 

Roman  Catholic. — There  are  now  very  few  communicants  of 
this  church  living  in  Asheville.  The  building,  a  neat  brick 
structure,  situated  in  a  beautiful  grove,  on  a  swelling  eminence, 
was  erected  about  fourteen  years  ago.  Services  are  held 
monthly ;  Rev.  Mark  S.  Gross,  of  Hickory,  pastor  in  charge. 

Methodist  Episcopal. — This  church  was  established  quite 
recently  in  Asheville,  and  the  membership  now  amounts  to 
about  30.  Rev.  T.  Clayton  was  the  first  pastor,  succeeded  by 
Rev  W.  M.  Bagby,  who  is  at  present  in  charge.  The  church- 
building,  corner  of  Patton  avenue  and  Bailey  street,  was  erected 
in  1882,  and  cost  about  ;^2,ooo. 

Colored  Churches. — Of  these,  there  are  three  in  Asheville  : 
Episcopal,  (Freedmen's  Chapel,  under  the  patronage  of  Trinity 
Parish,)  Baptist,  and  African  Methodist  Episcopal.  All  have 
goodly  lists  of  members,  and  the  places  of  worship  are  very 
creditable  buildings.  The  Methodists  are  now  building  a  very 
neat  edifice  of  brick,  at  a  cost  of  ^^2,500,  to  replace  the  old 
church  on  College  street. 


132  HISTORICAL  SKETCH. 


SCHOOLS. 

5HIS  city  is  rich  in  good  schools  ;  numerous  institutions  of 
learning,  with  able  teachers,  giving  her  youth  unequalled 
opportunities  for  acquiring  knowledge. 
Newton  Academy. — This  school,  at  which  Governor  Swain, 
General  R.  B.  Vance,  and  other  distinguished  men  received  their 
early  education,  was  founded  during  the  closing  years  of  the  last 
century.  B.  Smith  was  the  first  principal,  followed  by  Rev.  F. 
Porter,  who  was  in  turn  succeeded  by  Rev.  Geo.  Newton,  (the 
founder  of  the  Asheville  Presbyterian  church,)  who  gave  his 
name  to  the  institution.  After  a  long  and  successful  career, 
Newton  Academy  was  suffered  to  fall  into  decay.  The  school 
was  suspended  in  consequence  of  the  dilapidation  of  the  building 
and  lack  of  patronage,  but  was  afterwards  revived,  and  the  pres- 
ent commodious  brick  structure  erected.  It  is  situated  within 
100  yards  of  the  old  log  school-house,  and  ly^  miles  south  of 
Asheville  court-house.     G.  W.  Snelson  is  now  the  principal. 

Asheville  Male  Academy  took  the  place  of  Newton  Acad- 
emy, at  the  period  of  its  temporary  suspension,  nearly  forty 
years  ago.  It  was  at  first  conducted  in  one  of  the  brick  build- 
ings now  forming  a  part  of  the  Asheville  Female  College.  The 
first  principal  was  J.  H.  Norwood,  aided  by  Colonel  Stephen 
Lee,  The  latter  afterwards  conducted  a  school  in  Chunn's  Cove, 
1%  miles  east  of  Asheville,  for  over  thirty  years.  Asheville 
Male  Academy  is  now  situated  in  the  northwest  portion  of  the 
city,  and  is  presided  over  by  Professor  S.  F.  Venable,  a  very 
successful  educator. 

Asheville  Female  College. — This  celebrated  seat  of  learn- 
ing has  been  in  operation  since  185 1;  in  which  year  it  was 
chartered  under  the  auspices  of  the  Holston  Conference,  Method- 
ist Episcopal  Church,  South;  the  Rev.  Erastus  Rowley  being 
the  first  president.  The  spacious  grounds,  12  acres  in  extent, 
in  the  very  heart  of  the  city,  were  given  many  years  before,  by 


ASHEVILLE.  133 


James  Patton,  for  educational  purposes,  and  are  still  occupied 
by  the  college  buildings,  including  boarding  houses,  and  the 
residences  of  the  professors. 

Before  the  war  as  many  as  300  young  ladies,  from  all  parts  of 
the  South,  received  instruction  at  this  institution.  Long  before  a 
railroad  had  got  within  lOO  miles  of  Asheville,  these  pupils, 
generally  the  children  of  wealthy  parents,  came  in  their  fathers' 
carriages,  and  very  often  remained  the  four  years  required  to 
complete  the  course.  During  the  war  the  college  was  deserted, 
but  of  late  years  it  has  been  making  rapid  steps  towards  regain- 
ing its  pristine  vigor.  In  the  session  of  i882-'83,  149  students, 
representing  12  different  States,  from  Maine  to  Florida,  were  in 
attendance,  and  a  large  increase  is  expected  the  coming  term. 
An  able  faculty  is  at  present  engaged.  Rev.  James  Atkins,  Jr., 
President. 

Ravenscroft  Diocesan  Training  School  is  under  the  au- 
spices of  the  Episcopal  church,  and  was  established  several 
years  ago  as  a  theological  seminary.  The  .spacious  buildings 
and  grounds  on  Church  street  are  owned  by  Trinity  parish, 
Asheville.     Rev.  D.  H.  Buel,  Principal. 

Since  the  first  parts  of  this  book  were  printed,  two  new  edu- 
cational enterprises  have  been  inaugurated  in  this  city : 

Asheville  Grammar  and  High  School,  Cassimar  Falk,  late 
a  professor  in  the  Asheville  Female  College,  Principal;  Robert 
P.  Pell,  A.  B.,  assistant;  and 

Oak-Hill  Seminary,  a  school  for  young  ladies,  with  an  able 
corps  of  lady  teachers,  consisting  of  Misses  M.  R.  Goodloe,  F. 
E.  Buxton,  and  H.  A.  Champion.  Miss  F.  L.  Patton  is  Superin- 
tendent. 

There  are  also,  in  addition  to  the  above,  free  schools  for  white 
and  colored,  and  several  private  educational  establishments  in  the 
city. 

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134  HISTORICAL  SKETCH. 


NEWSPAPERS. 

pHE  first  journalistic  venture  in  Asheville  was  the  High- 
|i  land  Messenger,  started  in  1840  by  Christian  McNally^ 
who  was  soon  succeeded  in  the  control  of  the  paper  by 
Rev.  Thos.  Atkin.  The  name  was  subsequently  changed  to  the 
Asheville  Nezvs,  and  under  this  title  published  by  Mr.  Atkin  up 
to  and  during  the  war.  The  Spectator,  the  Expositor,  the  Joitr- 
nal,  the  Pioneer,  and  various  others,  including  a  religious  weekly 
and  a  very  short-lived  "  daily,"  have  since  seen  the  light  in  our 
town,  have  led  more  or  less  checkered,  and  longer  or  shorter 
careers,  and  died. 

At  present  there  are  two  newspapers  published  in  Asheville, 
the  '^Citizen''  and  the  "News";  both  enterprising  sheets,  with 
large  and  growing  circulations. 

The  Weekly  Citizen  was  founded  in  1871  by  R.  M,  Furman, 
who  was  joined  by  Jordan  Stone  in  1876.  These  gentlemen,  in 
association  with  Colonel  John  D.  Cameron,  formerly  of  the 
Durham  R,ecorder,  are  the  present  editors  and  proprietors.  In 
January,  1882,  this  firm  issued  the  first  number  of  the  Semi- 
Weekly  Citizen,  a  very  successful  venture.  The  Citizeji  is  the 
ofificial  organ  of  the  Democratic  party  of  the  Eighth  Congres- 
sional District.  The  weekly  edition  has  a  circulation  of  1,500, 
and  reaches  the  remotest  parts  of  Western  North  Carolina. 

The  Asheville  News  was  founded  by  its  present  enterprising 
proprietors,  the  Messrs.  Deake,  in  August,  1880;  and,  though 
Republican  in  politics,  has  a  large  circulation  among  the  Demo- 
crats of  the  city  and  county.  The  News  is  one  of  the  leading 
Republican  newspapers  of  the  State,  and  is  distinguished  for 
liberality  of  tone  in  its  editorials  and  the  perspicacity  of  its  local 
columns. 

A  city  with  Asheville's  advantages  should  support  a  daily 
newspaper.  It  is  true  the  population  is  small  yet,  but  our  mer- 
chants and  business  men  are  proverbially  liberal  advertisers  ;  and 
the  immense  influx  of  strangers  to  the  city  at  all  seasons,  but 


ASHEVILLE.  135 


especially  in  summer,  would  materially  help  to  swell  the  circula- 
tion. Besides,  there  are  no  "  dailies "  published  nearer  than 
Knoxville  or  Charlotte,  and  all  Western  North  Carolina,  west  of 
the  Blue  Ridge,  would,  in  any  event,  be  tributary  to  Asheville 
for  the  daily,  as  it  now  is,  principally,  for  the  weekly,  news.  We 
shall  gladly  hail  the  hour,  and  trust  it  is  not  distant,  when 
Asheville  can  boast  a  daily  paper  of  her  own. 


SOCIETIES   AND  ASSOCIATIONS. 

jOUNT  HERMON  LODGE,  No.  ii8,  A.  F.  and  A.  M., 
was  chartered  in  1847,  with  30  members.  The  first 
officers  were  :  Joshua  Roberts,  W.  M. ;  Erastus  Row- 
ley, Secretary;  M.  W.  Alexander,  S.  W. ;  J.  W.  Norwood,  J.  W.; 
Jas.  W.  Patton,  Treasurer ;  Geo.  W.  Shackelford,  Tiler. 

At  present  there  are  62  attending,  and  about  100  non-affiliating, 
members. 

Asheville  Division  Sons  of  Temperance  was  organized  in 
the  spring  of  1883,  and  is  under  the  auspices  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  the  State.  It  is  composed  of  a  large  number  of  citi- 
zens and  many  ladies.  This  society  supplies  a  long-felt  want  in 
our  midst,  and  is  sure  to  prove  a  great  boon  to  the  community. 

The  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  was  founded  in 
Asheville  in  1882.  It  is  composed  of  a  number  of  young  men 
of  sterling  religious  character,  and  has  already  been  productive 
of  much  good. 

The  Asheville  Club,  founded  in  1881,  now  comprises  about 
50  of  our  citizens,  and  was  organized  for  the  purpose  of  advanc- 
ing the  social  and  literary  tastes  of  its  members.  Spacious 
apartments  have  been  fitted  up  as  reading,  billiard,  and  con- 
versation rooms,  where  the  leisure  hours  can  be  made  to  drift 
pleasantly  away. 

The  Asheville  Public  Library  is  the  outgrowth  of  the 
old  "  Asheville  Reading  Club  "  founded  many  years  ago.     To 


136  HISTORICAL  SKETCH. 

Dr.  J.  G.  Hardy,  of  this  city,  more  than  to  any  other  man,  does 
Asheville  owe  the  organization  of  this  elegant  Hbrary,  which 
now  contains  over  a  thousand  volumes,  embracing  all  branches  of 
literature.  A  reading  room,  supplied  with  the  leading  news- 
papers and  magazines,  is  in  connection,  and  is  free  to  all. 

The  Board  of  Trade  was  organized  in  January,  1882.  The 
entire  business  community,  of  every  vocation,  is  represented; 
and  it  is  one  of  the  best  agencies  in  our  midst  for  furthering  the 
general  interests  of  the  city. 

The  Asheville  Tobacco  Association  is  composed  of  the 
leading  men  engaged  in  the  business  in  the  city.  It  is  an  organ- 
ization which  has  its  fellow  in  all  towns  where  tobacco  is  manu- 
factured or  sold;  and  its  purpose  is  to  promote  the  best  interests 
of  the  planter  as  well  as  those  of  its  members. 

The  Asheville  Thespian  Club  was  founded  in  1876,  and 
has  at  present  twenty  members,  comprising  the  best  local 
talent.  The  Club  occupies  commodious  and  handsomely  fur- 
nished rooms  on  south  Main  street,  and  gives  performances,  at 
intervals  through  the  season,  in  the  Asheville  Opera-House. 
The  "  Thespians  "  have  a  fine  set  of  costumes  and  properties, 
and  their  acting  is  said  to  be  very  good. 

The  Asheville  Light  Infantry  is  a  military  company  com- 
posed of  about  fifty  young  men  of  the  city,  and  was  organized 
the  present  year  (1883).  It  is  well  equipped  with  arms  and  hand- 
some uniforms,  and  presents  a  brilliant  and  warlike  appearance 
on  parade. 

There  are  also  several  societies,  secret  and  benevolent,  amongst 
the  colored  people  of  Asheville. 


ASHEVILLE.  137 


"TO  ASHEVILLE  BY  STAGE." 

^0^\\7>SFIEVILLE  was  at  one  time  the  centre  of  one  of  the 
JjR^ife  most  extensive  systems  of  stage  routes  east  of  the  Rocky 
6^^T^^  Mountains.  Valentine  Ripley,  of  Hendersonville,  was 
a  famous  "stage-man"  between  the  years  1840  and  1865.  His 
lines  branched  from  Asheville  in  every  direction  :  To  Mt.  Ster- 
ling, Ky.,  through  Cumberland  Gap,  245  miles  ;  to  Greeneville, 
Tenn.,  and  Greenville,  S.  C.,  each  60  miles,  making  a  continuous 
route  of  120  miles;  to  Warm  Springs,  37  miles;  to  Salisbury, 
140  miles,  and  to  other  points.  To  operate  the  business 
required  an  army  of  men  and  horses,  from  100  to  150  of  the  lat- 
ter being  about  the  average  number  in  use,  with  from  15  to  20 
coaches ;  but  in  some  busy  summer-seasons  300  to  400  horses, 
100  to  150  men,  and  from  50  to  60  coaches,  were  necessary  to 
accommodate  the  travelling  public. 

As  railroads  approached  nearer  to  Asheville  the  staging  inter- 
est grew  less  year  by  year.  On  the  retirement  of  Mr.  Ripley, 
Blair  &  Hankins  ran  the  lines  from  Greeneville,  Tenn.,  to  Green- 
ville, S.  C.,  via  Asheville ;  from  the  latter  place  to  Morganton, 
(then  the  terminus  of  the  Western  North  Carolina  railroad  ;)  to 
Warm  Springs,  and  to  several  other  points,  for  some  years. 

In  1 87 1  E.  T.  Clemmons  began  running  sundry  lines  radiating 
from  Asheville  :  To  Wolf  Creek,  Tenn.,  via  Warm  Springs  ;  to 
Old  Fort  (the  terminus  of  the  Western  North  Carolina  railroad 
from  1 87 1  to  1876);  to  Greenville,  S.  C,  and  many  other  places. 
He  was  succeeded  by  Weddin  &  Bailey  in  1876,  who  ran  but  a 
few  routes  in  comparison  with  their  predecessors ;  for,  by  this 
time,  the  railroads  were  closing  in  on  every  side.  At  present 
the  only  stage-line  entering  this  city  (once  such  a  celebrated 
"  staging  centre,"  but  now  soon  to  become  a  railroad  centre 
instead,)  is  that  from  Hendersonville,  20  miles  distant.  Even  this 
solitary  relic  of  the  past  will  soon  follow  its  companions  into 
oblivion  ;  when  the  Spartanburg  and  Asheville  railroad  is  com- 
pleted, its  days  of  usefulness,  too,  will  have  been  numbered. 


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ASHEVILLE,  N.  C. 


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Office  in  Court-House, 

ASHEVILLE,  N.  C. 


Special  attention  to   practice   in    the 
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ASHEVILLE,  N.  C. 


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le  Heart  of  the  Allegliaiiies;  or,  Western  North  Carolina. 

By  W.  C.  ZEICLER  and  b.  s.  crosscup. 

4  Graplnc  Book,  Descriptive  of  tlie  Scenery,  Treating  of  the  Resources,  and  Narrating 
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380  Pages— 22  Illustrations  and  Map. 


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Indians  who  still  inhabit  these  mountain  recesses.  In  every  chapter  the  appreciative  reader  gets  hints  of  moun- 
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ALEXANDER,  N.  C. 


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